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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Tesla Under Germany's Scanner After Report Says Firm Failed to Protect Data From Customers, Employees
German authorities have serious indications of possible data protection violations by Tesla, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the data protection office in the state where the carmaker has its European gigafactory.
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Apple's Tracking Tool Target of Privacy Activist Max Schrems' New Complaints
A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple's online tracking tool, alleging that it allows iPhones to store users' data without their consent in breach of European law.
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Germany Orders End To Facebook/WhatsApp Data Sharing Project
German data protection authorities have ordered Facebook to delete data, such as phone numbers, it has received from its subsidiary WhatsApp.
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Facebook Ordered by German Regulator to Allow Pseudonyms
The Hamburg data protection authority said Facebook could not unilaterally change chosen usernames to real names, nor ask for official ID.
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Facebook 'Like' button declared illegal in Germany
A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button. The state of Schleswig-Holstein's data protection commissioner, Thilo Weichert, on Friday ordered state institutions to shut down the fan pages on the social networking site and remove the "Like" button from their websites, saying it leads to profiling that violates German ...
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Tesla Under Germany's Scanner After Report Says Firm Failed to Protect Data From Customers, Employees
German authorities have serious indications of possible data protection violations by Tesla, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the data protection office in the state where the carmaker has its European gigafactory.
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Apple's Tracking Tool Target of Privacy Activist Max Schrems' New Complaints
A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple's online tracking tool, alleging that it allows iPhones to store users' data without their consent in breach of European law.
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Germany Orders End To Facebook/WhatsApp Data Sharing Project
German data protection authorities have ordered Facebook to delete data, such as phone numbers, it has received from its subsidiary WhatsApp.
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Facebook Ordered by German Regulator to Allow Pseudonyms
The Hamburg data protection authority said Facebook could not unilaterally change chosen usernames to real names, nor ask for official ID.
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Facebook 'Like' button declared illegal in Germany
A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button. The state of Schleswig-Holstein's data protection commissioner, Thilo Weichert, on Friday ordered state institutions to shut down the fan pages on the social networking site and remove the "Like" button from their websites, saying it leads to profiling that violates German ...
