Meta case brought to the European level(datatilsynet.no)

73 points by skilled 3 years ago | 3 comments

Oslo district court rules Meta is violating the right to privacy (Norwegian)(nrkbeta.no)

20 points by kbf 3 years ago | 7 comments

Temporary ban on behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram(datatilsynet.no)

168 points by matsemann 3 years ago | 134 comments

Noyb win: € 1.2B fine against Meta over EU-US data transfers(noyb.eu)

177 points by starsep 3 years ago | 49 comments

Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe(about.fb.com)

37 points by nicovank 3 years ago | 28 comments

Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection(arstechnica.com)

214 points by snehk 3 years ago | 185 comments

Switzerland proposes banning profiling-based ads to minors(admin.ch)

211 points by wuemeli 12 days ago | 123 comments

Swiss Federal Council press release on its planned law for communication platforms and search engines, adding child-protection measures and extending reporting of unlawful content.

EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)

643 points by pbrw 3 years ago | 631 comments

Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.

Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s(bloomberg.com)

339 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 6 months ago | 347 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that Norway plans to ban social media use for children under 16.

Denmark data breach exposes 8.8M people's personal data(cpr.dk)

445 points by clan 21 days ago | 321 comments

Danish Central Person Register (CPR) notice that unauthorized access via a company's legitimate lookup access exposed names, addresses and CPR numbers of about 8.8 million people.

Meta is banning people from advertising after running ads for Python and Pandas(lerner.co.il)

602 points by reuven 3 years ago | 392 comments

Blog post by Python and Pandas instructor Reuven Lerner describing how Meta banned him for life from advertising, apparently over ads for his Python courses.

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel(edri.org)

440 points by rapnie 3 months ago | 245 comments

EDRi article warning that the EU's planned Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US would share sensitive personal data in exchange for visa-free travel.