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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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EU Announces New Data Transfer Pact With US, Faces Fresh Challenges
The European Commission announced a new data transfer pact with the United States on Monday, seeking to end the legal uncertainty plaguing thousands of companies which transfer personal data across the Atlantic. However, the move was immediately criticised by non-profit group noyb, led by privacy activist Max Schrems, which said it would challenge ...
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European Commission Announces New Rules to Speed Up Big Tech Data Privacy Probes
Stung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator's outsized role in overseeing Big Tech, the European Commission on Tuesday announced new rules to help watchdogs work on cross-border cases at a faster clip.
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EU Said to Prepare to Bar Meta From Running Ads Based on Personal Data: All Details
Meta could be barred from running ads based on users' personal data without their consent in the EU. Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems filed a complaint against Meta with Ireland's data protection agency in 2018, alleging that the firm just moved the consent clause in the terms and conditions, instead of having a yes/no option for personalised ...
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Apple Hits Back at European Activist Max Schrems’ Complaints Against Tracking Tool
Austrian privacy advocacy group, led by campaigner Max Schrems, drew a strongly critical response from Apple after it said an online tracking tool used in its devices breached European law.
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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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EU-US Data Pact Scrapped by Top Court Following Facebook Complaint by Activist Max Schrems
European Union’s top court invalidated an online data arrangement between Europe and the US over complaints around Facebook by activist Max Schrems, who calls it a “100 percent win.”
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Facebook US Data Transfer Case Goes to Europe's Top Court
An Austrian privacy campaigner's long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the US reached the European Union's highest court on Tuesday.
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Facebook, Privacy Activist Schrems Face Off in July 9 Court Hearing
Facebook will face Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems next week at Europe's top court in a landmark case that could affect how hundreds of thousands of companies transfer personal data worldwide as well as Europeans' privacy rights.
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EU GDPR Rollout: Complaints Against Google, Facebook Under New Privacy Law
A group says it's filed legal complaints against Google, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp over the way they obtain users' consent.
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Facebook 'Knew of Loopholes in 2011', Says Privacy Campaigner Max Schrems
Max Schrems said that the controversial data harvesting methods at the centre of the current scandal were exactly those he had raised in 2011.
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Facebook Class Action Lawsuit by Privacy Activist Max Schrems Rejected by EU Court
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) said Max Schrems could bring a case against Facebook under consumer law as an individual.
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Austrian Privacy Activist Says Will Sue Facebook In Vienna After EU Ruling
Max Schrems, an Austrian privacy activist, said his individual case against Facebook would go ahead in a court in Vienna after the EU top court blocked his attempt to bring a class action suit against the company on Thursday.
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Activist Who Took on Facebook and Won Isn't Satisfied by New US-EU Privacy Rules
Schrems says the new framework is muddled, allowing mass amounts of data collected by US tech firms to make its way to security agencies.
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United States Joins Case Over Facebook Data Transfers From EU
Irish court's move gives US authorities a platform to defend their surveillance laws before the European Union's top court.
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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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EU Announces New Data Transfer Pact With US, Faces Fresh Challenges
The European Commission announced a new data transfer pact with the United States on Monday, seeking to end the legal uncertainty plaguing thousands of companies which transfer personal data across the Atlantic. However, the move was immediately criticised by non-profit group noyb, led by privacy activist Max Schrems, which said it would challenge ...
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European Commission Announces New Rules to Speed Up Big Tech Data Privacy Probes
Stung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator's outsized role in overseeing Big Tech, the European Commission on Tuesday announced new rules to help watchdogs work on cross-border cases at a faster clip.
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EU Said to Prepare to Bar Meta From Running Ads Based on Personal Data: All Details
Meta could be barred from running ads based on users' personal data without their consent in the EU. Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems filed a complaint against Meta with Ireland's data protection agency in 2018, alleging that the firm just moved the consent clause in the terms and conditions, instead of having a yes/no option for personalised ...
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Apple Hits Back at European Activist Max Schrems’ Complaints Against Tracking Tool
Austrian privacy advocacy group, led by campaigner Max Schrems, drew a strongly critical response from Apple after it said an online tracking tool used in its devices breached European law.
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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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EU-US Data Pact Scrapped by Top Court Following Facebook Complaint by Activist Max Schrems
European Union’s top court invalidated an online data arrangement between Europe and the US over complaints around Facebook by activist Max Schrems, who calls it a “100 percent win.”
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Facebook US Data Transfer Case Goes to Europe's Top Court
An Austrian privacy campaigner's long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the US reached the European Union's highest court on Tuesday.
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Facebook, Privacy Activist Schrems Face Off in July 9 Court Hearing
Facebook will face Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems next week at Europe's top court in a landmark case that could affect how hundreds of thousands of companies transfer personal data worldwide as well as Europeans' privacy rights.
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EU GDPR Rollout: Complaints Against Google, Facebook Under New Privacy Law
A group says it's filed legal complaints against Google, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp over the way they obtain users' consent.
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Facebook 'Knew of Loopholes in 2011', Says Privacy Campaigner Max Schrems
Max Schrems said that the controversial data harvesting methods at the centre of the current scandal were exactly those he had raised in 2011.
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Facebook Class Action Lawsuit by Privacy Activist Max Schrems Rejected by EU Court
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) said Max Schrems could bring a case against Facebook under consumer law as an individual.
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Austrian Privacy Activist Says Will Sue Facebook In Vienna After EU Ruling
Max Schrems, an Austrian privacy activist, said his individual case against Facebook would go ahead in a court in Vienna after the EU top court blocked his attempt to bring a class action suit against the company on Thursday.
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Activist Who Took on Facebook and Won Isn't Satisfied by New US-EU Privacy Rules
Schrems says the new framework is muddled, allowing mass amounts of data collected by US tech firms to make its way to security agencies.
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United States Joins Case Over Facebook Data Transfers From EU
Irish court's move gives US authorities a platform to defend their surveillance laws before the European Union's top court.
