2023-12-01
@PrivacyMatters One centralised complaint which is then broadcasted by the European Commission to all national consumer protection authorities part of the CPC-Network. All groups also wrote their CPAs
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ Théophane Hartmann / Euractiv : Consumer groups file complaint against Meta's ‘pay-or-consent’ model X: Robert Bateman / @robertjbateman : If Met...
📣 Just out! We are filing a CPC-alert (complaint) against @Meta “Pay or OK” together with @beuc & 18 consumer groups in Europe today. Our joint analysis show how Meta is in breach of European consumer law, as it is misleading and aggressive https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ Théophane Hartmann / Euractiv : Consumer groups file complaint against Meta's ‘pay-or-consent’ model X: Robert Bateman / @robertjbateman : If Met...
2023-11-30
@PrivacyMatters One centralised complaint which is then broadcasted by the European Commission to all national consumer protection authorities part of the CPC-Network. All groups also wrote their CPAs
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
📣 Just out! We are filing a CPC-alert (complaint) against @Meta “Pay or OK” together with @beuc & 18 consumer groups in Europe today. Our joint analysis show how Meta is in breach of European consumer law, as it is misleading and aggressive https://www.beuc.eu/... [image]
Reuters
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
2022-07-02
🎉This looks promising! Amazon will make it easier to cancel Prime following complaints from @forbrukerradet, @BEUC and several consumer organisations in Europe and the US. https://ec.europa.eu/... #deceptivedesign #darkpatterns https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
The European Commission says Amazon agreed to drop “dark patterns” from the process required to unsubscribe from its Prime membership across its sites in the EU
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
2021-06-24
9. *Security risks*: When thousands of companies collect and process enormous amounts of personal data, the risk of identity theft, fraud and blackmail increases. NATO has described this data collection as a national security risk. https://stratcomcoe.org/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
7. *Disinformation*: The lack of control over where ads are shown can promote and finance false or malicious content. This also poses significant challenges to publishers and advertisers regarding revenue, reputational damage, and opaque supply chains. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
1. Together with 54 public interest groups & 20+ experts we are calling on decisionmakers on both sides of the Atlantic to consider banning surveillance-based advertising. Open letter: https://fil.forbrukerradet.no/ ... #BanSurveillanceAdvertising https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
5. *Manipulation*: Companies with comprehensive and intimate knowledge about us can target messages in attempts to reach us when we are susceptible, for example to influence elections or to advertise weight loss products, unhealthy food or gambling. https://www.nytimes.com/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
8. *Undermining competition*: The model favours companies that collect & process information across different services and platforms. This makes it difficult for smaller actors ; to compete, & negatively impacts companies that respect consumers' fundamental rights.
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
10. *Privacy violations*: The collection & use of personal data is happening with little or no control. Consumers have no way to know what data is collected, who the information is shared with, & how it may be used. https://medium.com/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
6. The opacity & automation of the system increase the risk of *discrimination*, for example by excluding consumers based on income, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, location, and more. https://edri.org/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
11. A general ban will force many industry actors to change their business models. It would stimulate growth for technologies that respect consumer and fundamental rights. In a longer-term scenario, it would help restore consumer trust in digital services.
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
2. Why, you ask? @forbrukerradet just published a report outlining the various harms related to this type of advertising, and outlining alternatives: https://www.forbrukerradet.no/ ...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
4. The collection and combination of information about us violates our right to privacy, renders us vulnerable to manipulation, discrimination fraud, and more. This harms individuals and society as a whole.
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
3. To show us “personalised” ads, a massive, commercial surveillance apparatus is set up to collect our personal data from our apps, websites, and connected devices++. See report: https://www.forbrukerradet.no/ ...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
2021-02-17
#TikTok is in breach of European consumer law. As a part of a pan-European action, we have notified our Consumer Protection Authority (@Forbrukertilsyn) and Norwegian Media Authority (@Medietilsynet) today. See below for more information. #TikTokWithoutFilters https://twitter.com/...
Fortune
TikTok has been hit with a volley of complaints from Europe's consumer protection watchdogs over “misleading” privacy practices and “ambiguous” terms
2021-02-16
#TikTok is in breach of European consumer law. As a part of a pan-European action, we have notified our Consumer Protection Authority (@Forbrukertilsyn) and Norwegian Media Authority (@Medietilsynet) today. See below for more information. #TikTokWithoutFilters https://twitter.com/...
Fortune
TikTok has been hit with a volley of complaints from Europe's consumer protection watchdogs over “misleading” privacy practices and “ambiguous” terms
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2021-01-26
6. This “establishes strict legal requirements on a whole industry that profits from collecting and sharing information about our preferences, location, purchases, physical and mental health, sexual orientation and political views.” https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
Norwegian Data Protection Authority fines Grindr ~$11.7M for disclosing user location data to advertisers and effectively tagging users as LGBTQ without consent
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said on Monday that it would fine Grindr, the world's most popular gay dating app …
2020-11-17
1. Another interesting privacy case being brought forward by @NOYBeu (@maxschrems organisation) today: Filing a complaint against the Apple ad ID, as it does not have a valid consent. This will be very interesting. Why should you care, you say? https://noyb.eu/... #GDPR
Financial Times
Max Schrems' campaign group noyb files complaints with German and Spanish regulators, claiming Apple breaks EU law by letting advertisers track users via IDFA
Financial Times :