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No bullsh*t opt-out: free noyb tool for quick and broad Facebook objections!

Forced Consent & Consent Bypass No bullsh*t opt-out: Free noyb tool for quick and broad Facebook objections is now online!

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Forced Consent & Consent Bypass No bullsh*t opt-out: Free noyb tool for quick and broad Facebook objections is now online! As reported last week, Meta switched the legal basis for targeting advertising from one illegal practice to the next: Instead of giving users a yes / no option ("consent") as foreseen by the GDPR, Meta now (unlawfully) claims to have ‘legitimate interest’ in tracking users and allows for an "opt-out" via the most complicated online form imaginable. Therefore, noyb built a tool for users to opt out of targeted advertising and various other claims made by Meta in an easy and legally sound way. Object to Meta’s data processing here! The hidden and complex Facebook "opt-out" form Facebook's form from hell. Even if relying on a 'legitimate interest' would be lawful, exercising GDPR rights must be simple and easy. Instead of providing a simple "switch" or button to opt-out, Meta requires users to fill out a hidden form. In this form users have to argue why they want to p

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CJEU Bavarian Lager: Disclosing personal data in access-to-documents requests is Processing: Communication of personal data in response to a request for access to documents constitutes processing. (¶69) Jun 29, 2010 Personal Data Legitimate Interest Right to Restriction
C-252/21 Meta Platforms v noyb C-252/21 (Meta Platforms (noyb)) CJEU Jan 12, 2023 Supervisory Authorities IP Address Supervision
Guidelines 05/2020 consent under Regulation 2016/679 Guidelines on consent Guidelines ·EDPB May 4, 2020 Consent Data Portability Personal Data
Guidelines 06/2020 interplay of the Second Payment Services Directive and the GDPR Guidelines on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR Guidelines ·EDPB Dec 15, 2020 International Transfer GDPR Article 5 Principles of Processing Personal Data