noyb is a non-profit association committed to the legal enforcement of European data protection laws. So far, noyb has filed more than 900 cases against numerous intentional infringements - including companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. More than 5,200 supporting members fund our work.
#MyPrivacyIsNoneOfYourBusiness
"Privacy watchdog Noyb sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta Wednesday, threatening to pursue a potentially billion-dollar class action to block Meta's AI training, which starts soon in the European Union."
Read more here 👇
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/meta-is-making-users-who-opted-out-of-ai-training-opt-out-again-watchdog-says/
📰🤖 "Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb"
The Register on our cease-and-desist letter to Meta 👇
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/metas_still_violating_gdpr_rules/
📰 "Advocacy group threatens Meta with injunction over use of EU data for AI training"
👇 Reuters on our cease-and-desist letter regarding Meta's AI training plans 👇
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/advocacy-group-threatens-meta-with-injunction-over-use-eu-data-ai-training-2025-05-14/
🚨 Today, noyb has sent a cease and desist letter to Meta regarding its AI training plans in Europe.
👉 If Meta doesn't comply with the request, noyb could file an injunction – or launch an EU class action in the future.
All the details 👇
https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-sends-meta-cease-and-desist-letter-over-ai-training-european-class-action-potential-next-step
@ilanti @derStandard Mehrere Datenschutzbehörden haben bisher Zweifel an pay-or-okay-Bannern geäußert, endgültig geklärt ist das Thema aber leider noch nicht. Bis dato haben nur Behörden aus den Niederlanden, Estland und Norwegen das System als Ganzes infrage gestellt. In Österreich und Deutschland wurden bisher nur Teilaspekte bemängelt.
🇦🇹📺 Max Schrems in 'ORFIII aktuell' über den künstlichen Assistenten Meta-KI:
https://on.orf.at/video/14273755/15871111/datenschutz-aktivist-schrems-ueber-meta-ki
🎮🎧 80 Level has published an article on our Ubisoft-complaint:
"Ubisoft's actions are clearly unlawful and must be stopped." - Lisa Steinfeld, Data Protection Lawyer at noyb
Read it here: https://80.lv/articles/ubisoft-faces-lawsuit-for-forcing-internet-connect-in-single-player-games/
🧑💻🎮 Eurogamer on our complaint about #Ubisoft:
"The privacy firm is […] recommending Ubisoft be made to change its practices to conform to GDPR, and be slapped with a fine 'given that millions of users are affected'."
Read it here: https://www.eurogamer.net/privacy-firm-files-ubisoft-legal-complaint-over-data-collection-forced-online-in-single-player-games
📰⚖️ DerStandard über unsere Beschwerde gegen Ubisoft:
⚖️📰 Barron's on our complaint against Ubisoft:
https://www.barrons.com/news/games-maker-ubisoft-accused-of-illegal-data-collection-562390ea
Tracked by #Microsoft, but nobody takes responsibility 🎯🍪
When the Austrian DPA asked Microsoft about tracking cookies in Microsoft 365, they claimed to only be a sub-processor, despite the school not being able to configure or decide on the cookies.
Read more: https://noyb.eu/en/microsoft-violates-childrens-privacy-blames-your-local-school
@cyb3rrunn3r Wir haben den Schlüssel auf jeden Fall aktualisiert, das wurde mir gestern nochmal bestätigt. Aber ich schicke deinen Post nochmal die Kollegen weiter.
🎮 Today, we filed a complaint against the video game company Ubisoft!
👉 Ubisoft forces its customers to connect to the internet when they launch a single-player game, which allows it to collect their gaming behaviour.
Find out more here 👇
@cyb3rrunn3r Ich gebs an unser Tech-Team weiter, danke
@cyb3rrunn3r Hi, sollte jezt gefixt sein!
🐇🥚 Happy Easter from the noyb team to all that celebrate!
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📰 Netzpolitik.org zu unserer Kritik der aktuellen EU-Verhandlungen über eine DSGVO-Verfahrensverordnung (Procedural Regulation) 👇
🎧 Hört rein in den Audio-Beitrag "Heimkehr: Unternehmen holen ihre Anwendungen zurück ins eigene Rechenzentrum" von Deutschlandfunk Kultur mit Kommentar von @maxschrems
🚨 The EU promised to improve GDPR cooperation - but is about to make it worse
⚖️ The GDPR Procedural Regulation was supposed to improve enforcement. In reality, the current draft would make it even more complicated - and effectively scrap party rights.
https://noyb.eu/en/eu-pledged-improve-gdpr-cooperation-and-made-it-worse
