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🚨 noyb has filed a complaint against the advertising broker Xandr (a Microsoft subsidiary)! 👉 Xandr collects and shares the personal data of millions of Europeans for detailed targeted advertising. This allows the company to auction off advertising space to thousands of advertisers. But: although only one ad is ultimately shown to users, all advertisers receive their data. This may include personal details concerning their health, sexuality or political opinions. 👉 Also, despite selling its service as “targeted”, the company holds rather random information: the complainant apparently is both a man, a woman, employed and unemployed. This could allow Xandr to sell ad space to multiple companies who think that they are targeting a specific group. 👉 As if that were not enough, Xandr reports an astonishing 0% response rate to access and erasure requests in 2022. Xandr even publishes these internal statistics on a hidden website (https://lnkd.in/dGZAJSKv) for everyone to see. 👉 noyb has now filed a GDPR complaint with the Italian data protection authority (Garante) regarding transparency issues, the right of access and the use of inaccurate information about users. Overall, Xandr appears to be in breach of Article 5(1)(c) and (d), Article 12(2), Article 15 and Article 17 of the GDPR.

💥 Just in! The dating app Grindr has been convicted in the Oslo District Court and must pay €5.65 million as a result of a Norwegian Consumer Council complaint from 2020. ⚖ The collection, sharing and use of personal data for commercial purposes is out of control – and is finally being cracked down on. We are satisfied that the court clearly affirms that Grindr’s sharing of sensitive information with third parties is illegal. ❗ This sends a strong signal to all companies that engage in commercial surveillance. There are no blank cheques to collect and share personal data. We expect that the digital advertising industry, which profits from tracking and profiling consumers, makes comprehensive changes in order to protect consumers’ fundamental rights. https://lnkd.in/dDAS6Szy #privacy #GDPR #onlineadvertising #adtech

👉 We have a last minute opportunity to join noyb as a legal #Trainee in September! 😊 We are looking for young lawyers that want to gain experience in #GDPR litigation and enforcement. ⏩ Find out more & apply now for September 2024 at https://lnkd.in/ewWrcDy

👉Your Chance to join the noyb team as a legal #Trainee! 😊 We are looking for young lawyers that want to gain experience in #GDPR litigation and enforcement. ⏩Find out more & apply now for December 2024/January 2025 onward at https://lnkd.in/ewWrcDy

📰 "Meta halts plans to train AI on Facebook, Instagram posts in EU" - Ars Technica on our preliminary win in our Meta AI case 👇

📰 "Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down" - The Register on our preliminary win in our Meta AI case 👇

📰 "Meta halts AI rollout in Europe after ‘request’ from Irish data protection authorities" - Euractiv on our preliminary win in our Meta AI case 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGsF47RJ

(Preliminary) noyb win: Meta stops using EU/EEA data for "Meta AI" after 11 complaints by noyb and mounting criticism by other EU/EEA data protection authorities! Read our first statement: https://lnkd.in/d9CgBhZ7

BREAKING: Meta stops AI plans in the EU Read our first reaction here: https://lnkd.in/d9CgBhZ7

📰 "Alphabet hit with Austrian privacy complaint over alleged browser tracking" - Reuters on our complaint against the Google Sandbox 👇👇 https://lnkd.in/dPJR8-d4