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Apple illegally tracks iPhone users to target them with ads, EU privacy activism group claims in lawsuit
Max Schrems' complaint focuses on Apple's use of identifier codes that track users' behavior on iPh…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Meta plans to appeal $414 million fine amid row over consent for ad tracking
The Facebook and Instagram owner says the penalties do not mean it must seek users' consent, but Ma…
Pete Syme
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Facebook and Instagram face European threat after watchdog's ruling in a Snowden-era privacy dispute
The Irish ruling throws into doubt how Meta will manage its data processing operations as US-EU off…
Rosie Bradbury
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The way Facebook transfers people's data abroad from the EU is valid, according to an adviser to Europe's top court
Schrems argued that transferring EU citizens' data to Facebook, a US company beholden to US surveil…
Ben Gilbert,Isobel Asher Hami…
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EU privacy watchdog: Big tech firms are 'blackmailing' users into agreeing with their new data terms
The consent issue is already the subject of a GDPR complaint by Austrian data activist Max Schrems.…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Facebook says the EU may force it to stop sending data to the US from Europe
Concerns about US surveillance conflicting with EU privacy laws may mean Facebook is forced to stop…
Reuters
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France fines Google $57 million for breaking Europe's strict new privacy rules
Schrems said in a statement: "We are very pleased that for the first time a European data protectio…
Shona Ghosh
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Europe's top court is going to decide whether Facebook can be hit with a class action suit over privacy
Schrems is claiming 500 euros ($562) in damages for each of more than 25,000 signatories to his law…
Reuters,Rob Price
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Facebook is about to be hit with a 'flood of lawsuits' in the EU - but there's a bigger threat on the horizon
On May 25, Europe's tough new data privacy law, GDPR, will come into affect, and Schrems has a "pil…
Rob Price
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Europe's highest court just rejected the 'safe harbor' agreement used by American tech companies
The ruling comes after privacy advocate Max Schrems brought a case against Facebook in Ireland…
James Cook,Rob Price
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An Austrian student reportedly lost his huge class-action lawsuit appeal against Facebook
Schrems has been a vocal critic of Facebook and US government surveillance in Europe. Earlier this …
Rob Price
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After a landmark court ruling, an activist is trying to force Facebook to put an end to a key data transfer
He also warns that failure to enforce the European court's judgement could have "consequences" for …
Rob Price
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Facebook execs are shrugging off concerns about the EU's tough privacy law - but that could be a mistake
Schrems already has a "pile of cases on his desk" he plans to file when GDPR comes into effect, Blo…
Rob Price
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The EU just published the details of its new data-sharing agreement with the US
Last year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) struck down Safe Harbor, which had for the past deca…
Rob Price
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The crucial 'Safe Harbor' agreement that Europe's top court just dramatically rejected, explained in emoji
So Schrems appealed to the European Court of Justice. After deliberating, the ECJ has ruled that Sa…
Rob Price
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Europe narrowly avoided a major disaster for American businesses - for now
For starters, the Article 29 Working Party is reserving judgement until it sees the full text of th…
Rob Price
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Time is running out for Europe and the US to agree a new 'Safe Harbor' scheme to transfer private consumer data
We should expect to see legal action almost immediately if a deal isn't reached, Foster says - init…
Rob Price
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Facebook Faces European Class Action Seeking Up To $16 Million
Over 60,000 Facebook users signed up to take part in the lawsuit, despite the class action being li…
James Cook
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Europe's highest court could be about to deal a major blow to American tech companies - here's what you need to know
If they answer this question (as opposed to Bots') in the affirmative, this will give individual Eu…
Rob Price
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Europe just caused a massive headache for American tech companies
In his opinion, Bots argues that agreements such as the 2000 Safe Harbor cannot supercede scrutiny …