I'm not the right partner for you if you're looking for someone to write your privacy notice and be done with it.
I'm a perfect partner for you if you're willing to build a privacy-minded company that sincerely values its customers and their rights.
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR #business #consulting
Whenever you're building new tech, please seek privacy advice right from the start. Not as a last step before deployment.
Privacy people want to make your tech better! For you, your customers, and everybody else. But they can only do so if you make them part of your project, not just some final to-do on your checklist.
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR #tech
A reminder that Meta - the company that comes up with new and "innovative" privacy violations on a weekly basis - is still certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
The current system doesn't work!
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR #BigTech #SurveillanceCapitalism #Meta
"The court disregarded the privacy rights of millions of ChatGPT users without any reasonable basis to believe it would yield evidence. The court granted the order based on unsupported assertions that users who delete their data are probably copyright infringers looking to “cover their tracks.” This is simply false, and it sets a dangerous precedent for cases against generative AI developers and other companies that have vast stores of user information. Unless courts limit orders to information that is actually relevant and useful, they will needlessly violate the privacy rights of millions of users.
OpenAI is challenging this order. EFF urges the court to lift the order and correct its mistakes."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/copyright-cases-should-not-threaten-chatbot-users-privacy
Hey Meta, don't leave us on read 
Over 10k people have said no to Stalker Ads, so get them off our feed!
This week ORG joined Good Law Project outside Meta's offices in a joint action with People vs Big Tech and Eko to ask why they've done nothing 
You have a legal right to say no to Stalker Ads on Meta 
Use our tool to opt out (UK residents) 
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out
"We strongly oppose the adoption of new EU rules forcing electronic communications service providers to massively retain their users’ traffic and location data beyond what is necessary for service and billing purposes..We believe that this obligation:
- constitutes mass surveillance, which unacceptably undermines the rights to privacy and data protection and thus, endangers the exercise of other fundamental rights enabled by them such as freedom of expression and information, freedom of assembly and association, the right to a fair trial, to health care, to social protection and social assistance, etc.;
- has been found contrary to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
- creates inadmissible data security risks, considering that the vast amounts of personal data retained for law enforcement are vulnerable to cyberattacks (which happen on a regular basis with disastrous consequences for people affected)"
"In December 2023, the dating platform Bumble introduced so-called AI Icebreakers to the “Bumble for Friends” section of the app. Powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the feature is designed to help you start a conversation by providing an AI-generated message. In order to do this, your personal profile information is fed into the AI system without Bumble ever obtaining your consent. Although the company repeatedly shows you a banner designed to nudge you into clicking “Okay”, which suggests that it relies on user consent, it actually claims to have a so-called “legitimate interest” to use data. noyb has therefore filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority."
https://noyb.eu/en/bumbles-ai-icebreakers-are-mainly-breaking-eu-law
Proton Mail launches “Newsletters” view — a built-in tool to manage email subscriptions without giving up privacy. 
No third-party access, no tracking, no ads. Just a cleaner inbox, on your terms. A welcome upgrade from one of the most privacy-respecting email providers. 
Welcome to the algo-state 
The government is embracing automated, opaque systems to make decisions affecting our lives while making it easier to share and repurpose personal data across departments.
And with the UK #DataAct, we have less ability to put right what AI gets wrong.
Next up, the AI Bill...
Read ORG's op-ed in Computer Weekly by @JamesBaker 
"Researchers recently caught Meta using an egregious new tracking technique to spy on you. Exploiting a technical loophole, the company was able to have their apps snoop on users’ web browsing. This tracking technique stands out for its flagrant disregard of core security protections built into phones and browsers. The episode is yet another reason to distrust Meta, block web tracking, and end surveillance advertising.
Fortunately, there are steps that you, your browser, and your government can take to fight online tracking."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/protect-yourself-metas-latest-attack-privacy
For ORG's 20th birthday, our partners Surfshark VPN are offering a special gift 
The first 20 new members will get a free Surfshark One package – VPN, Antivirus, Alternative ID and Alert & Search services, plus much more!
Join ORG today and support the fight for digital rights in the UK.
"#DigitalSecurity for #Journalists in Times of Crisis" 
Join the free online course offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN). Learn how to protect your accounts, devices, communications, and sensitive information using practical tools and strategies. 
https://journalismcourses.org/product/digital-security-for-journalists-in-times-of-crisis #Journalism #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #DigitalAutonomy
I want to share this insightful article from PrivacyGuides by Em on the power of saying NO to invasive data requests 
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In today’s world of facial recognition and mass surveillance, refusing unnecessary data collection is key to protecting our privacy and freedoms .
Worth a read!
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/17/you-can-say-no/
(1/2) Austria's supplementary data protection laws are seriously flawed in many ways.
For example, section 24(6) of the Austrian data protection act ("Datenschutzgesetz") apparently allows controllers to grant access or delete personal data during ongoing complaint proceedings against them. Instead of still being sanctioned for taking their sweet time doing what the GDPR requires them to do, they can even end those proceedings with their belated action.
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The recording of our event "GDPR reform – giant leap or small steps?" featuring Prof. Dr. Christiane Wendehorst, @maxschrems and @Frederick_Richter will be available next week with English subtitles.
From legal insights to practical challenges – stay tuned for the link!
For now, the recording is already available in German without subtitles: https://stiftungdatenschutz.org/veranstaltungen/unsere-veranstaltungen-detailansicht/datenschutzdiskurs-dsgvo-reform-oder-refoermchen-577
Next time someone criticizes you for being privacy-minded, please remember what @Em0nM4stodon wrote in her latest article for @privacyguides:
"When we know a service, platform, or product doesn't respect our privacy rights, we should feel proud to take a stand and refuse to use it ourselves, even if everyone else uses it (for now)."
Read the full article here: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/17/you-can-say-no/
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Passing the responsibility for fair working conditions from multi-billion £ companies to workers is clearly unfair.
We need a strong, rights based framework to favour the responsible development and use of AI.
We need the Information Commissioner's Office to step up and address the imbalance of power created by the UK Data Act.
