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TikTok among six tech firms under fire for sending Europeans' personal data to China

Temu, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Shein, WeChat, and TikTok are in breach of EU laws, say experts. Here's what we know so far.

Chinese Apps Including TikTok Hit By Privacy Complaints In Europe

Chinese Apps Including TikTok Hit By Privacy Complaints In Europe

Prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group NOYB (None of Your Business) said it has lodged six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi -- in its first such action against Chinese companies.

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Targeting citizens based on their political views is illegal, said EU data watchdog

Targeting citizens based on their political views is illegal, said EU data watchdog

The EU Commission was found to illegally target citizens with ads using sensitive personal data based on their political views, the European Data Protection Supervisor's decision can reveal.

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Irish Regulator To Probe Ryanair Use Of Facial Recognition

Ireland's data watchdog said Friday it will probe whether budget airline Ryanair's use of facial recognition to check the identity of customers booking through third-party websites violates EU privacy laws.

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Mozilla stands by its controversial privacy feature, but ready to "clear up" confusion

Noyb filed a privacy complaint in the EU against Mozilla for tracking users in Firefox without consent. Here's all you need to know.

Meta to push on with plan to use UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI

Move to use shared posts follows information commissioner concerns and sets collision course with EU over privacy

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Elon Musk’s X could lose 4% of its global annual turnover for "quietly" training Grok using data from 60 million users in the EU without consent

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could fine X up to 4% of its global annual turnover if the platform can't establish a legal basis for using users' data to train its chatbot without their consent.

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X Halts Using Personal Data Of Europeans To Train AI

X Halts Using Personal Data Of Europeans To Train AI

Social platform X said Friday it would work European regulators after agreeing to suspended its heavily criticised use of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.

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Meta keeps facing privacy backlash - what does this regulatory awakening tell us?

Meta keeps facing privacy backlash - what does this regulatory awakening tell us?

The Big Tech giant has been hit by a wave of privacy complaints and fines in the last few months. Is the surveillance capitalism model finally shaking?

Microsoft ad-tech subsidiary is breaking EU law—and not doing right by advertisers, privacy activists claim

Microsoft ad-tech subsidiary is breaking EU law—and not doing right by advertisers, privacy activists claim

Microsoft's Xandr holds loads of inaccurate and conflicting data about people, casting the accuracy of its ad targeting into doubt, claims nonprofit Noyb.

AI's regulatory troubles pile up as U.S. prepares antitrust probes and activists target Meta over privacy

AI's regulatory troubles pile up as U.S. prepares antitrust probes and activists target Meta over privacy

The Justice Department will reportedly tackle Nvidia, with the Federal Trade Commission taking on OpenAI and Microsoft.

Microsoft accused of secretly tracking children and using the browser data of minors for advertising

Microsoft accused of secretly tracking children and using the browser data of minors for advertising

Microsoft has been accused of secretly tracking children who use Microsoft 365 and using browser data for advertising. Allegedly, the tech giant also failed to provide access to data required by schools to meet GDPR rules.

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EU urged to stop Meta offering an ad-free subscription service in the EU

EU urged to stop Meta offering an ad-free subscription service in the EU

While nothing new amongst online news and smaller social networks, the largest social media company in the world offering something like this sets a worrying, normalising precedent for a ‘consent or pay’ model when it comes to data privacy.

EU Watchdog Urged To Reject Meta 'Pay For Privacy' Scheme

EU Watchdog Urged To Reject Meta 'Pay For Privacy' Scheme

Civil rights groups on Friday called on an EU watchdog to rule against Facebook owner Meta's scheme to let Europeans pay to opt out of data tracking, which they say violates EU law.

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The Guardian - UK

Is Meta’s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?

The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would satisfy European data cops – some advocacy groups aren’t so sure

Meta EU ad-free subscription: "Privacy for the rich"

The social media giant's new model is facing its first privacy challenges in the EU as an Austrian digital rights group filed a complaint. Here's all you need to know.

Biggest fines under EU privacy law

Paris (AFP) - The European Union rolled out its mammoth data privacy regulation five years ago this week, and has since handed down billions in fines.

'Gut punch': Meta bruised in EU data fight

Paris (AFP) - European regulators have laid down one of the biggest challenges so far to the multibillion-dollar business model of Facebook owner Meta, analysts said on Thursday.

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Meta hit with 390 mn euro fine over EU data breaches

Dublin (AFP) - US social media giant Meta was slapped Wednesday with fines totalling 390 million euros ($413 million) for breaching EU personal data laws on Facebook and Instagram, Ireland's data regulator said.

Meta expected to face new fines after EU privacy ruling

Paris (AFP) - Meta is expected to face another large fine after Europe's data watchdog on Tuesday imposed binding decisions concerning the treatment of personal data by the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Privacy activists target Google over French 'spam' emails

Paris (AFP) - Google is breaking EU law by sending users of its email service Gmail direct advertising messages, activists said in a complaint sent to French regulators on Wednesday.

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