🚨 In case you missed it: We've filed a complaint against Whitebridge AI. The company sells “reputation reports” on everyone with an online presence to anyone willing to pay for it. The company doesn't have a legal basis for this. Learn all about it 👉
📰 "'Just kissing the US’s ass behind the scenes seems to be not enough anymore,' said Max Schrems. The Irish Data Protection Commission has appointed Niamh Sweeney, an ex-WhatsApp, Facebook and Stripe lobbyist, as third commissioner to lead its work." 👉
🚨 A former Meta lobbyist will join the DPC as a commissioner in October. With this appointment, the Irish government does not even pretend to care about enforcing EU law anymore. Read our full statement on the matter here:
🚨 Together with [@epicenter_works]( ), we've filed a complaint with the EU Commission because the Austrian government is failing to properly fund the country's data protection authority. Despite an increasing workload due to a constantly growing range of tasks, the DPA's budget was cut. Now, it will restrict its activities. Read all about it here:
🎉 Thanks to our most recent win, noyb litigation is now officially responsible for more than €2 billion in administrative fines! Unfortunately, we don't receive anything from this sum. As a donation-funded NGO, our work is made possible by our 5,250+ supporting members. 👉 If you want to support our work towards a more privacy-friendly future, join noyb as a Supporting Member now! 🔗 noyb.eu/en/support-us image