Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
DE-HE · Oct 24, 2023
Acxiom sues German DPA to block noyb’s access to GDPR complaint files
Acxiom filed an interim injunction request with the Wiesbaden Administrative Court to prevent the Hessian data protection authority from granting noyb access to the case file concerning its alleged illegal sale of personal data to CRIF.…
Hessian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Announced
European Union · Aug 1, 2023
Meta to switch to consent for behavioral ads after EU litigation
Meta announced it will seek user consent before showing behavioral ads in the EU and Switzerland, changing its legal basis from legitimate interest to consent. The move follows litigation by noyb, decisions by the EDPB and the CJEU, and a…
Irish Data Protection Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
In effect
Norway (EEA) · Jul 17, 2023 · effective Aug 4, 2023
Norwegian DPA temporarily bans Meta’s behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) issued a temporary ban on Meta's use of behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram, effective from August 4 for at least three months. The ban remains until Meta can demonstrate…
Datatilsynet · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
Belgium · Jun 23, 2023
noyb files complaint against TeleSign for unlawful profiling of mobile users
noyb filed a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority alleging that TeleSign receives phone data from BICS and creates reputation scores without consent, violating the GDPR. The complaint cites the use of AI-generated trust…
Belgian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Decided
Austria · Mar 27, 2023
Austrian DPA rules CRIF's processing of Austrian citizens' personal data illegal
The Austrian Data Protection Authority found that CRIF GmbH illegally processed addresses, dates of birth, names and other personal data of millions of Austrians obtained from AZ Direkt without consent or legal basis, ordering the deletion…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Germany · Mar 21, 2023
noyb files GDPR complaints against German parties for political microtargeting on Facebook
noyb filed a series of complaints against several German political parties alleging unlawful political microtargeting on Facebook during the 2021 federal election. The complaints claim violations of the GDPR because the parties and…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Published
Ireland · Jan 11, 2023
Irish DPC fines Meta €60m for unlawful processing and €150m for transparency breaches
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a final decision imposing a €150 million fine on Facebook for transparency failures and a €60 million fine on Meta for lacking a legal basis to process personal data. The decision also…
Irish Data Protection Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Published
European Union · Oct 13, 2022
CJEU Advocate General opinion may limit GDPR non‑material damages compensation
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU issued an opinion that could restrict the right to claim non‑material damages under the GDPR. The opinion questions whether Article 82 allows damages without material loss and suggests…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Announced
European Union · Mar 14, 2022
Amazon workers file GDPR access requests to demand data transparency
Warehouse workers from Germany, UK, Italy, Poland and Slovakia filed data subject access requests under Article 15 GDPR to learn how Amazon processes their personal data. Amazon has one month to respond and disclose the processing…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Luxembourg · Dec 22, 2021
noyb files complaint with Luxembourg CNPD over Amazon's automated e-recruiting decisions
noyb lodged a complaint with the Luxembourg data protection authority (CNPD) against Amazon for using automated decision‑making in its Mechanical Turk recruitment process. The complainant was denied access without explanation, and Amazon…
Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
DE-RP · Dec 22, 2021
noyb files GDPR complaint against Airbnb over automated review deletions
noyb filed a GDPR complaint with the Data Protection Authority of Rheinland‑Pfalz against Airbnb for automatically deleting a host's five‑star review. The complaint alleges violations of Article 22(3) GDPR, which requires the right to…
Data Protection Authority of Rheinland-Pfalz · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Luxembourg · Oct 21, 2021
noyb files GDPR complaint against Amazon Europe over opaque automated payment decisions
noyb lodged a complaint with Luxembourg's data protection authority alleging that Amazon Europe's automated "Monthly Invoice" payment rejections violate GDPR transparency and access requirements. The complaint cites the lack of explanation…
Luxembourg National Data Protection Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Germany · Oct 18, 2021
noyb files GDPR complaint against Acxiom and CRIF Bürgel over illegal credit scores
noyb lodged a complaint in Germany alleging that address trader Acxiom and credit reference agency CRIF Bürgel illegally use personal data to calculate credit scores without consent, violating the GDPR and the German Federal Data…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Decided
Austria · Aug 4, 2021
Austrian DPA orders credit agency CRIF to disclose scoring logic after GDPR complaint
The Austrian Data Protection Authority ruled that CRIF's credit assessment constitutes profiling under the GDPR and must disclose that the creditworthiness score was calculated only from address, gender, name and date of birth. CRIF must…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
European Union · May 26, 2021 · effective May 25, 2018
Digital Rights alliance files legal complaints across Europe against facial recognition company Clearview AI
Noyb and other EU digital‑rights groups submitted complaints to data‑protection authorities in France, Austria, Italy, Greece and the United Kingdom to halt Clearview AI's mass facial‑recognition surveillance. The regulators have three…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Feb 8, 2021
noyb files GDPR complaint against Austrian credit data broker KSV 1870
On 08.02.2021, the privacy NGO noyb lodged a GDPR complaint with the Austrian data protection authority alleging that KSV 1870 stores identification data from access requests in its commercial database, violating purpose‑limitation. The…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Aug 4, 2020
noyb files GDPR complaint against CRIF over arbitrary credit score
noyb.eu lodged a GDPR complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority against credit rating agency CRIF for assigning a credit score of 446 despite claiming no personal data was stored. The score caused an electricity supplier to…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Austria · Mar 31, 2020
Streaming services fail GDPR transparency requirements, report finds
A joint investigation by the Austrian Chamber of Labour and noyb evaluated eight streaming platforms against GDPR transparency obligations. The study found that most services provide insufficient information on data handling, retention…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Interpretation
Published
European Union · Nov 12, 2018
Max Schrems discusses GDPR on CBS 60 Minutes (Nov 11, 2018)
On 11 November 2018, noyb director Max Schrems appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes to explain the benefits and challenges of the GDPR and how the organization enforces it. The interview highlighted the law's role in allowing Europeans to reclaim…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
