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βš–βš–οΈ #Traineeship opportunity βš–βš–οΈ

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ Looking for an exciting path into #litigation, IT law and digital rights? As a European #NGO for digital rights, we’re seeking bright new people to support our work as a #trainee from April 2026 onwards.

❗❗You are interested and hold a law degree from an EEA university? Apply now! πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ https://noyb.eu/de/traineeship

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πŸ“°πŸ“° 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 β€œreputation reports” 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
πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ 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!
😊😊

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πŸ€–πŸ€– Whitebridge AI sells β€œreputation reports” 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

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πŸ—žπŸ—žοΈ "#CRIF is said to obtain most of its address data from address publishers. However, according to Noyb's legal opinion, these publishers are only allowed to sell the address data for marketing purposes and not as a basis for creditrating."

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ Read more: https://www.krone.at/3908365

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πŸ“ŠπŸ“Š "Following an appeal by […] #Noyb, more than 2,400 affected individuals requested their data from the credit agency #CRIF. An initial evaluation shows that many well-known Austrian companies […] evaluate their customers using CRIF data." (from German)

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000289365/datenschuetzer-kritisieren-netzwerk-von-kreditauskunftei

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πŸ“°πŸ“° "If #Noyb's suspicion that the credit reference scores of #CRIF have little or nothing to do with the individual's financial situation is confirmed, further steps will be considered, including a class action #lawsuit." (from German)

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ Read more: https://kurier.at/wirtschaft/datenschutz-noyb-kreditauskunftei-crif-bonitaet-adressen/403087272

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πŸ—žπŸ—žοΈ "Noyb is convinced that some CRIF customers carried out credit checks on a massive scale without legitimate interest […]. Noyb is now considering a class action lawsuit." (from German)

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ Read the full article: https://kurier.at/wirtschaft/datenschutz-kreditauskunft-bonitaet-crif-noyb-bonitaet-score/403087449

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"The credit agency #Crif has been under close scrutiny by data protection experts at the NGO Noyb for some time. Noyb founder Max Schrems has identified #GDPR violations and announced a detailed evaluation of more than 28,000 credit scores." (from German)

https://www.diepresse.com/20135905/kreditauskunftei-crif-sieht-sich-als-opfer-einer-kampagne-von-datenschuetzer-schrems