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"Google [β¦] had sent advertising emails directly to the inboxes of Gmail users. βThis is only permitted with prior consent β a fact that the CNIL has now confirmed,β commented Noyb chairman Max Schrems." π¬
(from German)
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Read more: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000286324/frankreichs-datenschuetzer-verhaengten-strafen-gegen-google-und-shein
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Thanks to our most recent win, noyb litigation is now officially responsible for more than β¬2 billion in administrative fines!
Unfortunately, we don't receive anything from this sum. As a donation-funded NGO, our work is made possible by our 5,250+ supporting members.
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If you want to support our work towards a more privacy-friendly future, join noyb as a Supporting Member now! π
noyb.eu/en/support-us
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"The CNIL handed Google a β¬325 million fine on Wednesday for inserting advertising between Gmail users' emails and dropping tracking cookies without consent. The fine [...] follows a 2022 complaint by privacy group Noyb."
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https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/google-handed-e325-million-fine-in-france-over-gmail-ads-and-cookies/
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noyb WIN! The French DPA has fined Google β¬325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail
The desicison is based on a noyb complaint from 2022.
Read all about it here π
https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-french-dpa-fines-google-eu325-million-spam-emails-gmail
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Morgen 22:30 auf ORF2 und ON: "Zweifelhafte Abfragen β wie unsere BonitΓ€t heimlich bewertet wird"
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"Meist basieren diese [KreditwΓΌrdigkeits-Scores] bei CRIF nur auf Alter, Geschlecht und Wohnadresse, kritisiert der DatenschΓΌtzer Max Schrems."
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https://tv.orf.at/eco/eco586.html
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"The Austrian data protection authority has ordered YouTube to give users access to their personal data, enforcing data access rules contained in the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)."
https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/austrias-privacy-watchdog-tells-youtube-to-give-users-access-to-their-data/
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noyb WIN: YouTube ordered to honour userβs right of access
The Austrian DPA has sided with noyb and ordered Google to fully answer the complainant's access request in accordance with Article 15 GDPR.
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https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-youtube-ordered-honour-users-right-access
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οΈ "Fachleute bezweifeln nicht nur die RechtmΓ€Γigkeit, sondern auch die finanzielle Notwendigkeit [von Pay or OK]. Laut einem Bericht von noyb stammen nur etwa 10 % der Einnahmen von MedienhΓ€usern aus digitaler Werbung und >5 % aus der Verarbeitung von personenbezogener Daten."
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Weiterlesen: https://netzpolitik.org/2025/tracking-urteil-gericht-rueffelt-cookie-banner-beim-standard/
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οΈ "The Austrian Federal Administrative Court has confirmed that the "Pay or Okay" consent model violates European data protection laws, delivering a significant ruling against leading newspaper DerStandard.at on August 18, 2025."
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Read more: https://ppc.land/austrian-court-rules-pay-or-okay-model-illegal-for-derstandard-newspaper/
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"The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) has ruled that the βPay or Okayβ model that was implemented by Austrian newspaper Der Standard violates the #GDPR, confirming an earlier decision by the Austrian data protection authority, the DSB."
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Read the full Cybernews article:
https://cybernews.com/security/court-pay-or-okay--austrian-newspaper-violates-gdpr/