Norwegian court confirms € 5.7 million fine for Grindr Today's ruling upholds the multi-million euro fine against Grindr mickey 01 July 2024 https://noyb.eu/en/norwegian-court-confirms-eu-57-million-fine-grindr

On 28 May 2024, a precedent judgment was announced by the European Court of Human Rights. The court said that the operational control regime, the retention of communications data, and the secret surveillance regime under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Poland violate the right to privacy. https://edri.org/our-work/european-court-of-human-rights-secret-surveillance-in-poland-violates-citizens-privacy-rights/

Microsoft violates children’s privacy – but blames your local school noyb has filed two complaints against Microsoft for unlawful data processing in 365 Education mickey 04 June 2024 https://noyb.eu/en/microsoft-violates-childrens-privacy-blames-your-local-school

In the latest in a string of alarming developments, the Belgian government has proposed a new supposed 'solution' to the Chat Control deadlock in the Council. Read why this new proposal undermines people's security across the European Union. https://edri.org/our-work/be-scanned-or-get-banned/

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Last year, Investico revealed how DUO, the Dutch organization for administering student grants, was using a racist algorithm to decide which students would get a home visit to check for fraudulent behaviour. The Minister of Education immediately stopped the use of the algorithm. Further research concluded that indirect discrimination had

For more than a year now, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ignored advice from its experts and continued its use of discriminatory risk profiling of visa applicants. A report by the Rijks ICT Gilde (a government auditor) concluded in April 2023 that the process is very biased against

Het was te mooi om waar te zijn: een algoritme om fraude in de bijstand op te sporen. Ondanks waarschuwingen bleef de gemeente Rotterdam er bijna vier jaar lang in geloven. Een handjevol ambtenaren, zich onvoldoende bewust van ethische risico’s, kon jarenlang ongestoord experimenteren met de data van kwetsbare

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Discriminerend algoritme: Volgens een onderzoek discrimineerde het algoritme dat Buitenlandse Zaken gebruikt om visumaanvragen te beoordelen. Uit onvrede met die conclusie vroeg het ministerie om een second opinion. By Carola Houtekamer and Merijn Rengers for NRC on May 1, 2024 https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/05/01/let-op-zegt-de-computer-van-buitenlandse-zaken-bij-tienduizenden-visumaanvragen-is-dat-discriminatie-a4197697

Also in the year 2023, legislators, the judiciary and regulators were frequently busy in the field of privacy and data protection. Meanwhile, the AVG celebrated its fifth anniversary which provided a moment to look back and look forward. Or as AP Chairman Aleid Wolfsen described it: reason to celebrate and

EDPS issues Opinion on the proposed Regulation to extend the temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat child sexual abuse online. Read Press Release & Opinion.Each year on 28 January, we celebrate Data Protection Day. This date commemorates the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s

Politico reports on a perceived lack of transparency around the establishment and work of the U.S. Data Protection Review Court. Created under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the court's mandate is to tackle consumer redress concerning foreign surveillance claims against U.S. government access to non-U.S. residents'

Meta ignores the users’ right to easily withdraw consent If Instagram and Facebook users want to withdraw their consent, they have to buy an expensive subscription https://noyb.eu/en/meta-ignores-users-right-easily-withdraw-consent

GDPR complaint against X (Twitter) over illegal micro-targeting for chat control ads X enabled the illegal political micro-targeting used by the EU Commission https://noyb.eu/en/gdpr-complaint-against-x-twitter-over-illegal-micro-targeting-chat-control-ads

The European Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday (5 December) that is set to facilitate the imposition of fines for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/eu-court-lowers-requirements-for-imposing-fines-for-data-protection-breaches/

It is so easy to vacuum up private data from vehicles that Andrea Amico taught his daughter how to extract text messages from her mom’s car when she was only eight years old. Blue-haired and an engineer by training, Amico has a hacker’s mentality, which has manifested in

The European Commission today launched the Digital Services Terms and Conditions Database, which contains the terms and conditions of digital services, with a focus on online platforms such as social media, app stores or marketplaces. This database is a Commission initiative, which is in line with the various transparency requirements

noyb sues CRIF and AZ Direct for illegal and secret data processing noyb is suing for injunctive relief and damages, among other things. https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-sues-crif-and-az-direct-illegal-and-secret-data-processing

noyb files GDPR complaint against Meta over “Pay or Okay” Meta charges up to €251.88 to respect the fundamental right to privacy of EU users. This is a violation of the GDPR https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-gdpr-complaint-against-meta-over-pay-or-okay

By now we know that generative image AI reproduces and amplifies sexism, racism, and other social systems of oppression. The latest example is of AI-generated stickers in WhatsApp that systematically depict Palestinian men and boys with rifles and guns. When prompting the system on Israel, not even ‘Israeli army’ as

A conversation with Dr. Joy Buolamwini. By Joy Buolamwini and Nabiha Syed for The Markup on November 18, 2023 https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/11/18/unmasking-ai-and-the-fight-for-algorithmic-justice

An investigation into the educational technology company GoGuardian revealed the surveillance software used by schools across the country has routinely invaded students’ privacy and incorrectly flagged non-explicit content as harmful, according to an investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. GoGuardian is used to surveil about 27 million students in 11,

Finnish prosecutors have charged a hacker on more than 30,000 counts related to allegedly breaching a Helsinki-based private psychotherapy center. The charges include attempted extortion and spreading information that violates private life, according to a statement released this week by Finland’s National Prosecution Authority. Aleksanteri Kivimäki, 26, who

On 23 October from 13:00 to 15:00 CET, the EDPS organises a seminar dedicated to the ongoing legislative works on the Commission’s Regulation Proposal on Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).The EDPS issued an own-initiative Opinion on two proposed directives on liability for defective products and on