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noyb @noyb.eu · Dec 6
🚨 Given the significant changes the #GDPR is facing, we will need to dedicate more and more resources to ensure that your fundamental #rights are preserved and that #enforcement remains feasible.

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#LetsMakePrivacyReality
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🌸 Want to grow your skills as a #GDPR lawyer this Spring? 👀 We are actively looking for a legal #trainee who can start at the end of February/beginning of March. 📆 #Apply by 7 February to be considered!

👉 For additional info, visit: noyb.eu/en/traineeship

#opportunity #traineeship #applynow
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
⚖️ Looking for an exciting path into litigation, #IT #law and digital rights? We are seeking trainees to support our work for #privacy and #GDPR enforcement from November 2026 onwards. 📆

❗ You are interested and hold a law degree from an EEA university? 🇪🇺 Apply now! https://noyb.eu/en/traineeship
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🎒🍪 "#Microsoft installed tracking cookies on a schoolgirl's computer without her consent, thereby accessing personal #data. In 2024, the schoolgirl filed complaints about this together with #noyb." (from German)

👉 Read more: netzpolitik.org/2026/oesterr...
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde: Microsoft hat illegal Minderjährige getrackt
Microsoft hat auf dem Rechner einer österreichischen Schülerin ohne deren Zustimmung Tracking-Cookies installiert und so persönliche Daten abgegriffen. Die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde hat nun festgestellt, dass der Datenabfluss illlegal war. Auch andere Microsoft-Nutzende können von illegalen Microsoft-Cookies betroffen sein.
netzpolitik.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📺 Watch now: Max Schrems joined CONNECTED on TaiwanPlus to talk about data protection and privacy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3yd...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:43 AM
According to a decision by the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Microsoft installed cookies on a student's device illegally. Both the school and the Austrian Ministry of Education stated that they were unaware of the tracking prior to noyb's complaint.

www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/m...
Ruling: Microsoft illegally placed cookies on child's tech
Updated: Austrian education ministry unaware of tracking software until campaigners launched case
www.theregister.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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🎥 To watch the whole Omnibus series, visit:
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👤 featuring data protection lawyer Kleanthi Sardeli​
Digital Omnibus Report V2: Analysis of Select GDPR and ePrivacy Proposals by the Commission
Version 2 of our report includes specific recommendations for the EU legislator on each of the most important articles, including on whether to reject or maintain proposed changes
noyb.eu
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
🧑‍⚖️🍪 #Microsoft has been found to have unlawfully placed tracking #cookies on the devices of a child without their #consent, following a complaint to the Austrian data protection authority. 🇦🇹

🗞️ Read more: www.euractiv.com/news/microso...
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Hi! For a more detailed answer, please refer to our blog post on this topic: noyb.eu/en/data-prot...
Data Protection Day: Only 1.3% of cases before EU DPAs result in a fine
European data protection authorities almost never impose fines for GDPR violations
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January 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Hi! Gerne verweisen wir hierbei an unsere Kolleg:innen von @epicenter.works, die sich bereits intensiv damit beschäftigt haben. epicenter.works/content/alte...
Altersverifikation neu gedacht: Ein möglicher Lösungsansatz
Altersverifikation muss nicht gleich Überwachung oder das Aufgeben von Privatsphäre bedeuten. Wir schlagen eine neue, datensparsame Lösung vor, die Kinder schützt, ohne das offene Internet zu gefährde...
epicenter.works
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 AM
🎉 Happy Data Protection Day! We took today as an opportunity to debunk five common misconceptions about data protection and the GDPR.

Read all about it here:
noyb.eu/en/data-prot...
Data Protection Day: 5 misconceptions about data protection, debunked
In honour of this year’s Data Protection Day, noyb is clearing up 5 of the most common misconceptions.
noyb.eu
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🍪 "Die Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) hat den Einsatz von Tracking-Cookies ohne Einwilligung im Zusammenhang mit der Microsoft-Software 365 Education für rechtswidrig erklärt. Damit liege eine unrechtmäßige Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten vor."

Lies mehr: orf.at/stories/3418...
Microsoft-Tracking-Cookies an Schulen rechtswidrig
orf.at
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📺 Data is the new oil. Max #Schrems and Chou Kuan-Ju give a worrying reveal on how large actors get their hands on your #data and why data #privacy is a matter of national security.

👉 youtu.be/oAkRnzM7jCs

#BigData #DataPrivacy
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January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🎉 First WIN of 2026: the Austrian DPA has ordered Microsoft to stop tracking school children

noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-...
noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
The DSB decided that Microsoft unlawfully placed tracking cookies on the devices of a pupil
noyb.eu
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
🇪🇺🚌 With the #EU Parliament and Council ramping up their work on the #DigitalOmnibus, noyb continues to fight for changes to preserve your privacy rights.

🤝 You can help us by becoming a Supporting Member! Learn more ➤ noyb.eu/en/support-us

#MakePrivacyReality
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
https://noyb.eu/de/project/cookie-banners/c037-14550
https://noyb.eu/en/project/cookie-banners/c037-14550
noyb lodged 225 GDPR complaints in a second round of litigation on deceptive designs against websites that use the popular cookie banner software (“OneTrust”).
noyb.eu
January 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🇩🇰 The #DK #DPA also states that, because the website (unsurprisingly) changed since #2022, they will not investigate the matter further. 🍪 This disregards the possibility that the complainant's #data may still be processed illegally, which was neither checked nor remedied.
January 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
📃🚌 We have just published version 2.0 of our report on the #DigitalOmnibus, now including recommendations for EU legislators on each of the most important articles, including whether the proposed changes should be rejected or retained.

Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/digital-o...
Digital Omnibus Report V2: Analysis of Select GDPR and ePrivacy Proposals by the Commission
Version 2 of our report includes specific recommendations for the EU legislator on each of the most important articles, including on whether to reject or maintain proposed changes
noyb.eu
January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
🇦🇹 "NOYB übt scharfe Kritik an Adresshändlern. Eine Auswertung zeige, dass die Unternehmen auf öffentliche Register wie das Grund- und das Firmenbuch zugreifen würden – obwohl diese nicht ohne Weiteres für geschäftliche Zwecke genutzt werden dürften."

👉 orf.at/stories/3417...
Adresshändler: Datenschützer kritisieren Quellenlage
orf.at
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Insgesamt hat AZ Direct aber mehr als 7 Millionen Datensätze an die CRIF verkauft. Es ist aktuell völlig unklar, woher CRIFs größter Datenlieferant seine Informationen bezieht – was es auch unmöglich macht, seine DSGVO-Rechte auszuüben.
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Bei AZ Direct ergibt sich unterdessen ein ganz anderes Problem: Der Adresshändler hat trotz gesetzlich verankerter Auskunftspflicht bei fast keinem der 2.400 teilnehmenden Personen konkrete Datenquellen bereitgestellt.
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Auch das bekannte EuGH-Urteil zum “Recht auf Vergessenwerden” betraf rechtmäßig veröffentlichte Daten, die aber von der Google-Suche nicht einfach weitergenutzt werden durften.
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) hat in Bezug auf das Grundbuch bereits entschieden, dass z.B. eine Weiterverarbeitung für Werbung gegen die DSGVO verstößt.
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Es ist nicht nur offensichtlich, dass diese kommerzielle Weiterverwendung nicht im Sinne des öffentlichen Interesses ist, sie verstößt wohl auch gegen den DSGVO-Grundsatz der “Zweckbindung” in Artikel 5(1)(b) DSGVO.
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM