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#Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines

"Noyb says New York-based facial recognition biz flouted GDPR orders and kept scraping anyway..."
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Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines
: Noyb says New York-based facial recognition biz flouted GDPR orders and kept scraping anyway
www.theregister.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM Everybody can reply
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🗨️ "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."

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October 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM Everybody can reply
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⚖️🚨 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.

noyb.eu/en/criminal-...
Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI
Clearview AI is known for scraping billions of photos of people around the world on the internet – and selling its facial recognition system to law enforcement and state actors
noyb.eu
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM Everybody can reply
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📰 "Noyb filed a complaint against #Clearview #AI, a US company specializing in facial recognition. The images from their database have been sold to law enforcement agencies and other government actors for years." (from German)

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Noyb-Datenschützer bringen Strafanzeige gegen Clearview AI ein
Die Biometrie-Datenbank verstößt laut Aktivisten gegen die Datenschutzgrundverordnung, weil Milliarden von Bildern verkauft werden. Mehr als 60 Milliarden Bilder soll die Firma besitzen.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM Everybody can reply
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My co-conspirator is from NoCal, and so is the San Francisco band 4 Non Blondes! @numbchuckg.bsky.social 🎈

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October 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM Everybody can reply
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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 👇

www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-engl...
Grindr loses appeal
Today it was announced that the appeal by dating app Grindr’s was unsuccessful, and the administrative fine of 65 million NOK (ca €5.5 million) is upheld.
www.forbrukerradet.no
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM Everybody can reply
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🥳 Have you heard of the most recent noyb #WIN? The DSB issued a decision finding that #Microsoft365Education illegally tracks students.

💬 Read more here (includes a #comment from a Microsoft spokesperson) 👇
Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students via 365 Education
Redmond argued schools, education authorities are responsible for GDPR
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October 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM Everybody can reply
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"'The decision highlights the lack of transparency in #Microsoft 365 Education,' said Felix Mikolasch, a data protection lawyer at Noyb [...] 'It is nearly impossible for schools to inform students, parents and teachers about what is happening with their data.'"

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Microsoft violated EU law in handling of kids’ data, Austrian privacy regulator finds
Austria's data protection authority ruled that Microsoft illegally tracked students using its education software by failing to give them access to their data and using cookies without consent.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM Everybody can reply
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🚨 BREAKING: Microsoft illegally tracked students, data watchdog finds.

The Austrian DPA has ruled that Microsoft 365 Education used tracking cookies without consent — illegally collecting student data - following a complaint supported by @noyb.eu

noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM Everybody can reply
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Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks students and uses student data for MS’s own purposes. MS tried to shift all responsibility to comply with privacy laws onto schools noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...
noyb win: Microsoft 365 Education tracks school children
Favorable decision by the Austrian DSB: Microsoft Education 365 may not track school kids and Microsoft is ordered to provide full access to kids' data.
noyb.eu
October 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM Everybody can reply
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🎉 Big #WIN for student privacy! 🔒 Austria’s DPA has issued a decision finding that #Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks pupils and uses student data for Microsoft's own purposes.

📰 Read the full blog post, including a comment by Max #Schrems 👉 noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...
noyb win: Microsoft 365 Education tracks school children
Favorable decision by the Austrian DSB: Microsoft Education 365 may not track school kids and Microsoft is ordered to provide full access to kids' data.
noyb.eu
October 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM Everybody can reply
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The Austrian Data Protection Authority issued a decision finding that Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks students and uses student data for Microsoft's own purposes. noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...
noyb win: Microsoft 365 Education tracks school children
Favorable decision by the Austrian DSB: Microsoft Education 365 may not track school kids and Microsoft is ordered to provide full access to kids' data.
noyb.eu
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM Everybody can reply
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🎁 The giving season is about to start — let's focus on digital rights! 💪

If you had €50 to support privacy & digital freedom, who would you donate to?

1️⃣ EFF
2️⃣ FSFE
3️⃣ NOYB
4️⃣ EDRi

Vote, share & donate! ✨ #PrivacyMatters #DigitalFreedom

Or add your favorite org in the comments! 👇
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM Everybody can reply
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My stack:

GrapheneOS
The rest NOYB 😜

Stay private don't overshare.

Tuta is a good service though, push that isn't firebase dependent is a top selling point.
October 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM Everybody can reply
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🎉 #noyb has scored a win in its complaint proceedings against the Austrian credit information agency #KSV1870 and the energy provider #UnsereWasserkraft. 🧑‍⚖️ The Austrian #DPA has found KSV1870's fully automated credit rating to be #unlawful. ⚖️

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noyb WIN: Austrian authority forbids unlawful credit scoring by KSV1870
‘Hopefully, the DSB's findings will help put a stop to illegal practices in the credit rating industry. Several years ago, the CJEU already made it clear that fully automated credit ratings in this form are inadmissible. This must finally be put into practice.’
noyb.eu
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM Everybody can reply
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📰 "The data protection organization #Noyb criticizes the credit ratings calculated by the credit agency #CRIF and presents its initial findings after announcing a class action lawsuit. CRIF sees itself as the victim of a campaign." (from German)

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Nach Vorwürfen von Noyb: Bonität nach Adresse berechnet? Kreditauskunftei CRIF wehrt sich gegen Vorwürfe von Datenschützern
CRIF sieht sich Vorwürfen von Max Schrems und Noyb gegenüber. Die Kritik betrifft die Bonitätsbewertung und die Herkunft der Adressdaten.
www.kleinezeitung.at
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM Everybody can reply
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Según recoge NOYB la Comisión de Protección de Datos de Irlanda (país donde Meta tiene su sede en Europa) nombrará como comisaria a una ex-lobbista de META
Former Meta lobbyist named DPC Commissioner: Meta now officially regulates itself
According to reports in the Irish news, Niamh Sweeney, a former senior Meta lobbyist, is set to join the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) as a commissioner in October
noyb.eu
September 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM Everybody can reply
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🎉 Thanks to our most recent win, noyb litigation is now officially responsible for more than €2 billion in administrative fines!

As a donation-funded NGO, our work is made possible by our 5,250+ Supporting Members.

👉 Join noyb as a Supporting Member! noyb.eu/en/support-us
September 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM Everybody can reply
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📰 "Google […] had sent advertising emails directly to the inboxes of Gmail users. ‘This is only permitted with prior consent – a fact that the CNIL has now confirmed,’ commented Noyb chairman Max Schrems." 💬 (from German)

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Frankreichs Datenschützer verhängten Strafen gegen Google und Shein
Österreichische Datenschützer hatten Beschwerde gegen Werbe-E-Mails von Google eingelegt
www.derstandard.at
September 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM Everybody can reply
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🎉 noyb WIN! The French DPA has fined Google €325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail

The desicison is based on a noyb complaint from 2022.

Read all about it here 👇
https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-french-dpa-fines-google-eu325-million-spam-emails-gmail
noyb WIN: French DPA fines Google €325 million for “Spam Emails” in Gmail
The CNIL fined Google €325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail
noyb.eu
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM Everybody can reply
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📰💰 "The CNIL handed Google a €325 million fine on Wednesday for inserting advertising between Gmail users' emails and dropping tracking cookies without consent. The fine [...] follows a 2022 complaint by privacy group Noyb."
Google handed €325 million fine in France over Gmail ads and cookies
The French privacy watchdog also fined the ecommerce giant Shein €150 million fine for cookie breaches
www.euractiv.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM Everybody can reply
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noyb WIN: French DPA fines Google €325 million for “Spam Emails” in Gmail
noyb WIN: French DPA fines Google €325 million for “Spam Emails” in Gmail
The CNIL fined Google €325 million for creating spam emails in Gmail
noyb.eu
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM Everybody can reply
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