🥳 As of yesterday, noyb is approved as a qualified entity to bring collective redress actions in EU courts! This allows us to bring a European version of a "Class Action", where thousands or millions of users could be represented by noyb. More Info 👇

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noyb is now qualified to bring collective redress actions

noyb is now approved as so-called "Qualified Entity" to bring collective redress actions in courts throughout the European Union

🎆 Traineeship opportunity: Start off 2025 at noyb! 👉 Looking for a path into data protection? GDPR enforcement is your New Year’s resolutions? We’ve got you covered! We are delighted to announce another ⚖️ legal traineeship opening in gorgeous Vienna, starting in Jan 2025. As an NGO for digital rights, we’re looking for bright new people in strategic litigation. You are interested and hold an EEA law degree? Apply now! 🎯 Further details at 📄.pdf, apply link in the pdf. 🔁

📣 Ads: Meta proud to be 'less illegal' but soon more annoying 👉 Our first reaction to Meta's latest announcement:

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Ads: Meta wants to be 'less illegal' - but much more annoying...

In the battle over the illegal use of personal data for advertisement, Meta has announced another variation: This time Meta will try "less personal...

🚨 noyb has filed a complaint against Pinterest! 👉 The social media platform enables ad tracking by default and without ever asking for consent 👉 Additionally, Pinterest failed to adequately respond to the complainant's access request

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Pinterest pins users’ data down - without consent!

noyb has filed a complaint against Pinterest with the French data protection authority (CNIL)

🎉 noyb WIN! RTL Belgium was ordered to add a "refuse all" button to the first layer of its cookie banner and stop using deceptive colors. In case of non-compliance, the company will have to pay €40.000 per day. 👉 DPA decision (FR): 📄.pdf 👉 Our original complaints:

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Belgian DPA let news outlets buy themselves free from GDPR compliance

Today, noyb files complaints against 15 Belgian news sites using unlawful cookie banners. Among them are news outlets like RTL Belgium, Het Laatste...

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🚨 The Irish DPC has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's invasive facial recognition process, following a complaint from noyb!

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The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced that it has opened an inquiry into Ryanair’s processing of personal data as part of the ...

#FunFact: Meta has decided that our posting on them violating the GDPR would violate their "community standards" and deleted it several times on

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"Meta has suffered a serious challenge to its preferred business model of collecting, aggregating and leveraging substantial data troves " Read more on today's CJEU ruling on BBC:

Meta must limit data for personalised ads - EU court

Privacy activist Max Schrems claimed Meta unlawfully processed data relating to his sexual orientation.

BREAKING: Court of Justice ruling out now. Our first statement on today's win:

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CJEU: Meta must "minimise" use of personal data for ads

In today's ruling in C-446/21 (Schrems v. Meta), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has fully backed a lawsuit brought against ...