⚖️🚨 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

🎉 Big #WIN for student privacy! 🔒 Austria’s DPA has issued a decision finding that #Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks pupils and uses student data for Microsoft's own purposes. 📰 Read the full blog post, including a comment by Max #Schrems 👉

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noyb win: Microsoft 365 Education tracks school children

Favorable decision by the Austrian DSB: Microsoft Education 365 may not track school kids and Microsoft is ordered to provide full access to kids&#...

⚖️ #Traineeship opportunity ⚖️ 👉 Looking for an exciting path into #litigation, IT law and digital rights? As a European #NGO for digital rights, we’re seeking bright new people to support our work as a #trainee from April 2026 onwards. ❗You are interested and hold a law degree from an EEA university? Apply now! 👉

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🚨 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 👉

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Whitebridge.ai: your personal data is for sale to you and anyone

Lithuania-based Whitebridge AI sells “reputation reports” on everyone with an online presence. These reports compile large amounts of scraped p...

📰 "'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." 👉

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Irish privacy regulator picks ex-Meta lobbyist as third commissioner | Euractiv

Meta's lead privacy watchdog hires Niamh Sweeney, who previously led public policy for Meta-owned Facebook Ireland and WhatsApp in EMEA

🚨 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:

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Former Meta lobbyist named DPC Commissioner: Meta now officially regulates itself

According to reports in the Irish news, Niamh Sweeney, a former senior Meta lobbyist, is set to join the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) as ...