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noyb files GDPR complaint against Meta over “Pay or Okay”

Forced Consent & Consent Bypass Today, noyb filed a complaint against Meta with the Austrian data protection authority.

Consent Marketing Social Media Supervisory Authorities Targeted Advertising and Personalization under DSA
Nov 28, 2023 Source noyb.eu

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Forced Consent & Consent Bypass Today, noyb filed a complaint against Meta with the Austrian data protection authority. European users now have the “choice” to either consent to being tracked for personalized advertising – or pay up to €251.88 a year to retain their fundamental right to data protection on Instagram and Facebook. Not only is the cost unacceptable, but industry numbers suggest that only 3 percent of people want to be tracked – while more than 99 percent decide against a payment when faced with a “privacy fee”. If Meta gets away with this, competitors will soon follow in its footsteps. Given that the average phone has 35 apps installed, keeping your phone private could soon cost around € 8,815 a year. Complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (automated machine-translation)Another attempt to circumvent EU privacy laws. The European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled in July that Meta’s handling of user data for personalized ads was illegal. But not only that: In Ja

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