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"#Microsoft installed tracking cookies on a schoolgirl's computer without her consent, thereby accessing personal #data. In 2024, the schoolgirl filed complaints about this together with #noyb." (from German)
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Read more: https://netzpolitik.org/2026/oesterreichische-datenschutzbehoerde-microsoft-hat-illegal-minderjaehrige-getrackt/
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Watch now: Max Schrems joined CONNECTED on TaiwanPlus to talk about data protection and privacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ydm9teaE0
According to a decision by the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Microsoft installed cookies on a student's device illegally. Both the school and the Austrian Ministry of Education stated that they were unaware of the tracking prior to noyb's complaint.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/microsft_illegally_installed_cookies_ruling_austra_school/
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It could soon become easier for companies to train their #AI on your data β at least if the #EU Commission's #DigitalOmnibus proposal passes. π
Watch now to find out how this could affect you and how you can put a stop to it. Stay tuned for more!
https://youtube.com/shorts/o11M47T6GHg
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#Microsoft has been found to have unlawfully placed tracking #cookies on the devices of a child without their #consent, following a complaint to the Austrian data protection authority. π¦πΉ
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Happy Data Protection Day! We took today as an opportunity to debunk five common misconceptions about data protection and the GDPR.
Read all about it here:
https://noyb.eu/en/data-protection-day-5-misconceptions-about-data-protection-debunked
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"Die DatenschutzbehΓΆrde (DSB) hat den Einsatz von Tracking-Cookies ohne Einwilligung im Zusammenhang mit der Microsoft-Software 365 Education fΓΌr rechtswidrig erklΓ€rt. Damit liege eine unrechtmΓ€Γige Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten vor."
Lies mehr: https://orf.at/stories/3418362/
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Data is the new oil. Max #Schrems and Chou Kuan-Ju give a worrying reveal on how large actors get their hands on your #data and why data #privacy is a matter of national security.
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https://youtu.be/oAkRnzM7jCs
#BigData #DataPrivacy
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First WIN of 2026: the Austrian DPA has ordered Microsoft to stop tracking school children
https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-microsoft-ordered-stop-tracking-school-children
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It could soon become easier for companies to access data on your device β at least if the #EU Commission's #DigitalOmnibus proposal passes. Watch now to find out how this could affect you and how you can put a stop to it. Stay tuned for more!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vbIMWvJ3uKo