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🎉 OUT NOW: noyb's Consent Banner Report! 🎉 👉 We have compared the findings of the EDPB's Cookie Banner Taskforce with the positions taken by national DPAs in guidance documents and actual decisions. Some takaways: 1️⃣ Almost all authorities agree: If there is an "accept cookies" option, there needs to be a "reject" option on the same layer of the consent banner. 2️⃣ Pre-ticked check-boxes are not permissible. 3️⃣ Consent is mandatory for cookies that are not "strictly necessary". 👉 We believe that this report will be a valuable resource for companies setting up consent banners. 👉 In addition, we hope that the report will spark further discussion about the guidelines adopted on deceptive practices, and how they can be developed in the future to ensure that users have a fair and free choice when it comes to consent banners.

👉 In case you missed it: Yesterday we filed a complaint against Microsoft subsidiary Xandr! 📰 Read The Register's coverage of the case here:

📰 "Microsoft-owned adtech Xandr accused of EU privacy breaches" - Techcrunch on noyb's complaint against Xandr

🚨 noyb has filed a complaint against the advertising broker Xandr (a Microsoft subsidiary)! 👉 Xandr collects and shares the personal data of millions of Europeans for detailed targeted advertising. This allows the company to auction off advertising space to thousands of advertisers. But: although only one ad is ultimately shown to users, all advertisers receive their data. This may include personal details concerning their health, sexuality or political opinions. 👉 Also, despite selling its service as “targeted”, the company holds rather random information: the complainant apparently is both a man, a woman, employed and unemployed. This could allow Xandr to sell ad space to multiple companies who think that they are targeting a specific group. 👉 As if that were not enough, Xandr reports an astonishing 0% response rate to access and erasure requests in 2022. Xandr even publishes these internal statistics on a hidden website (https://lnkd.in/dGZAJSKv) for everyone to see. 👉 noyb has now filed a GDPR complaint with the Italian data protection authority (Garante) regarding transparency issues, the right of access and the use of inaccurate information about users. Overall, Xandr appears to be in breach of Article 5(1)(c) and (d), Article 12(2), Article 15 and Article 17 of the GDPR.

💥 Just in! The dating app Grindr has been convicted in the Oslo District Court and must pay €5.65 million as a result of a Norwegian Consumer Council complaint from 2020. ⚖ The collection, sharing and use of personal data for commercial purposes is out of control – and is finally being cracked down on. We are satisfied that the court clearly affirms that Grindr’s sharing of sensitive information with third parties is illegal. ❗ This sends a strong signal to all companies that engage in commercial surveillance. There are no blank cheques to collect and share personal data. We expect that the digital advertising industry, which profits from tracking and profiling consumers, makes comprehensive changes in order to protect consumers’ fundamental rights. https://lnkd.in/dDAS6Szy #privacy #GDPR #onlineadvertising #adtech

👉 We have a last minute opportunity to join noyb as a legal #Trainee in September! 😊 We are looking for young lawyers that want to gain experience in #GDPR litigation and enforcement. ⏩ Find out more & apply now for September 2024 at https://lnkd.in/ewWrcDy

👉Your Chance to join the noyb team as a legal #Trainee! 😊 We are looking for young lawyers that want to gain experience in #GDPR litigation and enforcement. ⏩Find out more & apply now for December 2024/January 2025 onward at https://lnkd.in/ewWrcDy

📰 "Meta halts plans to train AI on Facebook, Instagram posts in EU" - Ars Technica on our preliminary win in our Meta AI case 👇

📰 "Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down" - The Register on our preliminary win in our Meta AI case 👇

📰 "Meta halts AI rollout in Europe after ‘request’ from Irish data protection authorities" - Euractiv on our preliminary win in our Meta AI case 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGsF47RJ