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️ noyb has joined forces with @edri@eupolicy.social and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to send an open letter to the EU Commission concerning the Digital Omnibus.
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️ We are seriously concerned about the potential threat that the internal draft poses to Europeans' fundamental rights.
Among other things, the Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the hashtag#GDPR.
More information here:
https://noyb.eu/en/open-letter-digital-omnibus-brings-deregulation-not-simplification
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"Privacy activists say proposed changes to Europe's landmark #privacy law, including making it easier for #BigTech to harvest Europeans' personal data for #AI training, would flout #EU case law and gut the legislation."
Read the full article 👉
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/critics-call-proposed-changes-landmark-eu-privacy-law-death-by-thousand-cuts-2025-11-10/
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The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
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Read more here 👉 https://noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about-wreck-core-principles-gdpr
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️ "The use of facial recognition technologies, in particular by police authorities, raises huge privacy questions, as well as raising the risk of the technology being misused for mass surveillance."
Full article:
https://www.euractiv.com/news/facial-recognition-firm-clearview-ai-hit-with-criminal-complaint/
🗨️ "We even run cross-border criminal procedures for stolen bikes, so we hope that the public prosecutor also takes action when the personal data of billions of people was stolen – as has been confirmed by multiple authorities," said Schrems.
More Info:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/noyb_criminal_charges_clearview/
🗨️ "Austrian privacy group noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing U.S.-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database."
More Info:
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/clearview-ai-faces-criminal-complaint-austria-suspected-privacy-violations-2025-10-28/
📰 "Noyb filed a complaint against #Clearview #AI, a US company specializing in facial recognition. The reason for this is the database that has been built up with billions of images of people from the internet. The images have been sold to law enforcement agencies and other government actors for years." (from German)
👀 Read more: https://www.diepresse.com/20250107/noyb-datenschuetzer-bringen-strafanzeige-gegen-clearview-ai-ein
⚖️🚨 Today, noyb has filed a criminal complaint against Clearview AI. Despite several bans and fines, Clearview hasn't changed its illegal practices. If successful, Clearview AI and its executives could face jail time and be held personally liable.
https://noyb.eu/en/criminal-complaint-against-facial-recognition-company-clearview-ai
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Big news! The Norwegian Court of Appeal has confirmed a €5.5 million fine against Grindr.
The case was originally brought by the Norwegian Consumer Council and supported by noyb.
More details here 👇
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-english/grindr-loses-appeal/
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