📰 "The #EU Commission plans to present the 'Digital Omnibus'. Internal drafts indicate that relaxations in data protection are being considered. noyb sounded the alarm, warning of a frontal attack on #privacy." 🇪🇺 (from German) 👀 Read more:

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EU-Digitalregeln: Warnung vor „Freibrief“ für KI-Konzerne

In gut einer Woche will die EU-Kommission den „Digital Omnibus“ vorstellen – ein Paket, das Digitalregeln vereinfachen und Bürokratie abbaue...

✂️ The #EU Commission has set in motion a potentially massive #GDPR reform. Officially, the changes should only include targeted adjustments for several laws. In reality, the current draft would randomly mow down people's #privacy rights. 👉 Read more:

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EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR

The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.

🚨✉️ noyb has joined forces with @EDRi and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to send an open letter to the EU Commission concerning the Digital Omnibus. ⚖️ We are seriously concerned about the potential threat that the internal draft poses to Europeans' fundamental rights. Among other things, the Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the hashtag#GDPR. More information here:

noyb.eu

Open letter: Digital omnibus brings deregulation, not simplification

EDRi, the ICCL and noyb send a letter to the Commission expressing their concerns regarding the suggested Omnibus reform.

⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection. 👀 Read more here 👉

noyb.eu

EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR

The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.

🗨️ "Austrian privacy group noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing U.S.-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database." More Info: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/clearview-ai-faces-criminal-complaint-austria-suspected-privacy-violations-2025-10-28/

⚖️🚨 Today, noyb has filed a criminal complaint against Clearview AI. Despite several bans and fines, Clearview hasn't changed its illegal practices. If successful, Clearview AI and its executives could face jail time and be held personally liable.

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Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI

Clearview AI is known for scraping billions of photos of people around the world on the internet – and selling its facial recognition system to l...

🥳 Have you heard of the most recent noyb #WIN? The DSB issued a decision finding that #Microsoft365Education illegally tracks students. 💬 Read more here (includes a #comment from a Microsoft spokesperson):

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: Redmond argued schools, education authorities are responsible for GDPR

🗞️ "Austria's DPA […] ruled that #Microsoft illegally tracked students using its education software by failing to give them access to their data and using cookies without consent. The decision […] came in response to a 2024 complaint lodged by noyb" 👉

Microsoft violated EU law in handling of kids’ data, Austrian privacy regulator finds

Austria's data protection authority ruled that Microsoft illegally tracked students using its education software by failing to give them access to ...

📰🧒 "The DSB, #Austria’s data protection authority, has ruled that #Microsoft is illegally #tracking students with Microsoft 365 Education and uses student data for its own purposes." Read the full article, including a comment by Max Schrems here 👉 https://cybernews.com/privacy/microsoft-may-not-track-school-children-austrian-dpa-says/

🍪 "#Noyb said that #Microsoft365Education installed cookies that collect browser data and are used for advertising purposes, a practice likely affecting millions of students and teachers across Europe." 📰 Read more 👉 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251010-austria-finds-microsoft-illegally-tracked-students-privacy-campaign-group