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οΈ Tune in now to hear noyb lawyer Kleanthi Sardeli speak about AI, privacy and regulation on the Building #AI podcast!
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Listen here: https://www.buildingai.fm/ep04-europe-vs-big-tech-inside-the-ai-privacy-war/
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οΈ "Austria's DPA [β¦] ruled that #Microsoft illegally tracked students using its education software by failing to give them access to their data and using cookies without consent. The decision [β¦] came in response to a 2024 complaint lodged by noyb"
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https://therecord.media/microsoft-violated-eu-law-austria
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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.'"
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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.
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https://noyb.eu/en/whitebridgeai-your-personal-data-sale-you-and-anyone