Your Fitbit is 'useless' unless you consent to illegal data sharing, says advocacy group
Users have to choose between accepting the personal data transfers, or deleting their accounts and not using the device at all.
Source: thenextweb.com
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Google-owned Fitbit face 3 data transfer complaints in EU
London: European privacy rights group, noyb, has filed three complaints with the data protection authorities (DPAs) in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy
Source: siasat.com
Booking a Ryanair flight through an online travel agent might hold a nasty surprise
Noyb filed a complaint against Ryanair. When booking through an online travel agent, the airline pushes some customers to go through an invasive facial recognition process
Source: noyb.eu
Ryanair challenged by Noyb over 'invasive' facial recognition
Noyb claims Ryanair's use of facial recognition breaches GDPR and is being used to drive users away from external online travel agencies.
Source: siliconrepublic.com
Five Years into the GDPR, Few Say It's Working and Meta is Paying Big
A look at how the GDPR has been functioning over five years. Half of all fines in Europe are against Meta, but few are happy with how the law is working.
Source: observer.com
Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection
Instead of a yes/no consent, Meta users will fill out a form and include justification.
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Source: arstechnica.com
Privacy complaint filed in France targets Google over unsolicited ad emails
Google has breached a European Union court ruling by sending spam emails directly to the inbox of Gmail users, says an Austrian advocacy group in a complaint filed on Wednesday with France's data protection…
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Source: rfi.fr
Privacy Complaint Targets Google Over Unsolicited Ad Emails
PARIS—Google has breached a European Union court ruling by sending unsolicited advertising emails directly to the inbox of ...
Source: theepochtimes.com
Google faces 'spam ads' ePrivacy complaint in France – TechCrunch
Google is facing a fresh privacy complaint in Europe over ads it inserts into its Gmail email service in the guise of emails. Privacy advocacy group, noyb, has filed the complaint with France’s data protection watchdog, the CNIL, claiming the adtech giant has breached the European Union’s ePrivacy Directive rules on direct marketing by failing […]
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Source: techcrunch.com
Privacy Activists Target Google Over French 'Spam' Emails
Privacy activists target Google over French spam emails
Source: ibtimes.com