Low
Investigation
Announced
Austria · Sep 25, 2025
noyb uncovers over 40,000 CRIF credit queries linking Austrian banks, telecoms and retailers
noyb obtained data requests from 2,440 individuals and analyzed more than 40,000 CRIF credit queries, finding that banks, telecoms and other firms provide personal address data to the credit agency. The analysis shows gender and geographic…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Announced
Ireland · Sep 18, 2025
Former Meta lobbyist Niamh Sweeney appointed Irish DPC commissioner
Niamh Sweeney, a former senior Meta lobbyist, is set to join the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) as a commissioner in October. The DPC is the EU lead privacy regulator for major US tech firms. The appointment raises concerns about…
Irish Data Protection Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Austria · Sep 18, 2025
NGOs file EU Commission complaint over Austrian DPA budget cuts
The Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) announced further restrictions due to significant budget cuts. NGOs epicenter.works and noyb plan to file a complaint with the European Commission alleging violation of Article 52(4) GDPR. The…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Fine
In effect
France · Sep 4, 2025
CNIL fines Google €325 million for unsolicited Gmail advertising
The French data protection authority CNIL has issued a decision siding with privacy NGO noyb and fined Google €325 million for sending unsolicited advertising emails to Gmail users without consent. The authority also ordered Google to stop…
CNIL · ePrivacy Directive
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Decided
Austria · Aug 29, 2025
Austrian DPA orders YouTube to comply with GDPR Article 15 access request
The Austrian Data Protection Authority issued a decision ordering YouTube (Google) to provide the complainant with full access to his personal data, including purpose, storage periods, recipients and tracking cookies, under Article 15…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Germany · Aug 7, 2025
noyb sends cease‑and‑desist to Meta over AI training of EU users’ data
noyb commissioned a Gallup survey of 1,000 German Meta users, finding only 7% want their personal data used for AI training. Based on the results, noyb sent a cease‑and‑desist letter to Meta alleging GDPR violations and is assessing a…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
European Union · Jul 17, 2025
noyb files GDPR complaints against TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat for denying data access
noyb has lodged complaints with the data protection authorities in Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands alleging that TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat violated Articles 12 and 15 of the GDPR by failing to provide full data access. The…
Data Protection Authorities (Belgium, Greece, Netherlands) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Decided
Ireland · Jul 16, 2025
DPC issues final decision reprimanding Children’s Health Ireland for GDPR security breaches
The Irish Data Protection Commission concluded that Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght University Hospital breached GDPR security and confidentiality obligations. CHI was reprimanded and ordered to bring its processing into…
Data Protection Commission (Ireland) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Filed
Austria · Jun 26, 2025
noyb files complaint against Bumble for unlawful AI Icebreakers in Austria
noyb lodged a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority alleging that Bumble's AI Icebreakers process personal data without valid consent and rely on an invalid legitimate‑interest claim. The complaint cites violations of GDPR…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Announced
European Union · Jun 16, 2025
noyb warns Meta's planned WhatsApp ads may breach GDPR and DMA
noyb alleges that Meta's intention to serve ads on WhatsApp using personal data from Instagram and Facebook violates the GDPR and the EU Digital Markets Act. The organization says the proposed "Pay or Okay" model would not provide freely…
noyb · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
In effect
United States (federal) · May 15, 2025 · effective May 15, 2025
CFPB Amends Wise Consent Order, Reducing Fine to $45,000
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an amended consent order on May 15, 2025, superseding its January 30, 2025 order against Wise. The amendment requires Wise to pay a revised civil penalty of approximately $45,000 and to…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · Consumer Financial Protection Act
Moderate
Consent order
Amended
United States (federal) · May 15, 2025
CFPB amends Wise consent order over inaccurate fee disclosures
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau amended its January 30, 2025 consent order with Wise, an international remittance company. The amendment resolves claims that Wise advertised inaccurate fees and failed to properly disclose exchange…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Ireland · May 14, 2025
noyb sends cease and desist letter to Meta over AI training using EU personal data
noyb has issued a cease and desist letter to Meta, alleging that the company will use EU personal data from Instagram and Facebook for AI training without opt‑in consent. The letter relies on the EU Collective Redress Directive, which…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
DE-NRW · May 6, 2025
Consumer group asks Meta to stop AI training on EU user data
The Verbraucherzentrale North Rhine-Westphalia sent Meta a cease‑and‑desist letter on 30 April 2025 demanding it halt the use of Instagram and Facebook posts for AI training, citing GDPR consent requirements. Noyb supports the request…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Apr 24, 2025
noyb files GDPR complaint against Ubisoft for forced online tracking of offline games
noyb lodged a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority alleging that Ubisoft requires players to be online for single‑player games, collecting personal data such as start time, duration and quit time. The complaint argues the…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Sweden · Apr 3, 2025
noyb files appeal against Swedish Tax Authority for selling personal data
noyb has filed an appeal with the Stockholm Administrative Court seeking to stop the Swedish Tax Authority from selling personal data to data brokers. The appeal follows a Swedish Supreme Court ruling that data likely to be processed in…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
Norway (EEA) · Mar 20, 2025
noyb files second GDPR complaint against OpenAI over defamatory AI hallucinations in Norway
noyb filed a second complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority alleging that OpenAI's ChatGPT generated false, defamatory personal data about a Norwegian user. The complaint cites violations of GDPR Article 5(1)(d) on data…
Norwegian Datatilsynet · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Sweden · Feb 27, 2025
Swedbank denies data subject access to mortgage rate logic, noyb files complaint with Swedish DPA
Swedbank rejected a Swedish citizen's request for information on how its automated mortgage interest rate is calculated, citing a trade‑secret claim. The refusal appears to breach Article 15(1)(h) of the GDPR, which requires meaningful…
Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Germany · Feb 21, 2025
noyb files GDPR complaints against six German parties for illegal political microtargeting
In March 2023, noyb filed complaints with the Berlin and Bavarian Data Protection Authorities alleging that six German political parties used political microtargeting on Facebook during the 2021 election, violating Article 9 GDPR. The DPAs…
Berlin Data Protection Authority; Bavarian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
DE-NRW · Feb 12, 2025
noyb files complaint against WetterOnline for refusing GDPR access request
WetterOnline shares precise location data with more than 300 third‑party advertising companies and rejected a data‑subject access request, citing a "disproportionate effort". noyb filed a complaint with the North Rhine‑Westphalia data…
Data protection authority of North Rhine-Westphalia · General Data Protection Regulation
