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April 2, 2025

France fines Apple €150M for tracking consent popups

The French Competition Authority criticized Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) for favoring large firms like Meta while disadvantaging smaller publishers, urging fairer consent processes.

March 6, 2025

Complaints Filed Against Meta for Targeted Advertising Violations

Activists filed complaints against Meta for not respecting users’ requests to opt out of targeted advertising in Europe, prompting investigations by data protection authorities.

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February 13, 2025

EU Withdraws ePrivacy Proposal

The EU has withdrawn its ePrivacy Regulation proposal amid stalled negotiations, leaving current rules in place and highlighting the Digital Services Act’s role in privacy protection.

October 30, 2024

Pinterest Accused of Breaching GDPR Consent Requirements for Ads

Pinterest faces a GDPR complaint from noyb for allegedly tracking users without consent and failing to respond to data access requests.

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September 26, 2024

Mozilla Accused of GDPR Violations in Firefox User Tracking

Mozilla faces a privacy complaint for allegedly collecting user data in Firefox without consent, raising GDPR compliance concerns.

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July 15, 2024

noyb publishes Consent Banner Report: EDPB vs National DPAs

This report by noyb offers insights for companies implementing consent banners, highlighting the varying standards between the EDPB and national DPAs.

June 17, 2024

noyb Files GDPR Complaint Against Google’s Privacy Sandbox

noyb files GDPR complaint against Google’s Privacy Sandbox for misleading users with hidden tracking features, raising concerns about transparency and user consent in data privacy.

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February 28, 2024

Bavarian DPA checks website cookie compliance

BayLDA finds 350 non-compliant cookie banners on Bavarian websites.

February 6, 2024

EU pushes for less intrusive cookie consent

The European Commission is actively working to reform the digital advertising industry’s reliance on cookies, with a focus on enhancing user privacy in line with GDPR standards.