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"The DSB, #Austriaβs 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 π
https://cybernews.com/privacy/microsoft-may-not-track-school-children-austrian-dpa-says/
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"#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."
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Read more π
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251010-austria-finds-microsoft-illegally-tracked-students-privacy-campaign-group
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Big #WIN for student privacy! π
Austriaβs DPA has issued a decision finding that #Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks pupils and uses student data for Microsoft's own purposes.
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Read the full blog post, including a comment by Max #Schrems π
https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-microsoft-365-education-tracks-school-children
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"[noyb] has filed a complaint against [Whitebridge] for selling creepy 'reputation reports' that scrape anyone's sensitive information online. It markets its 'reports' as a way to 'find everything about you online.'"
Read more π
https://cybernews.com/ai-news/whitebridge-ai-reputation-reports-gdpr/
Le Figaro on our complaint against Whitebridge AI (in French) π
https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/une-plainte-deposee-contre-une-societe-d-ia-qui-commercialise-des-donnees-personnelles-20250929
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Looking for an exciting path into #litigation, IT law and digital rights? As a European #NGO for digital rights, weβre seeking bright new people to support our work as a #trainee from April 2026 onwards.
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You are interested and hold a law degree from an EEA university? Apply now! π
https://noyb.eu/de/traineeship
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The Register on our most recent complaint: "Whitebridge AI, based in Lithuania, faces a privacy complaint for allegedly selling "reputation reports" based on unlawfully collected data and AI misinformation."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/whitebridge_ai_reputation_reports_complaint/
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In case you missed it: We've filed a complaint against Whitebridge AI. The company sells βreputation reportsβ 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 π
https://noyb.eu/en/whitebridgeai-your-personal-data-sale-you-and-anyone
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This weekend, we had the pleasure of welcoming several former employees and trainees from across Europe. It was wonderful to catch up and find out what everyone has been up to.
Thank you so much to everyone who came β we hope to see you again soon! π
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Whitebridge AI sells βreputation reportsβ on everyone with an online presence. These reports compile large amounts of (sometimes false) personal data, which is then sold to anyone willing to pay for it. The company doesn't have a legal basis for this.
https://noyb.eu/en/whitebridgeai-your-personal-data-sale-you-and-anyone