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In 2024, 98% of Meta’s $165bn of revenue came from advertising with nearly $70bn profit.

Profit has come at the expense of our privacy and the right to opt-out threatens Meta's intrusive advertising model.

So Meta is expected to expand 'consent or pay' to keep lining their pockets. You either pay for its services or let #Meta use your data for advertising.

#StopStalkerAds

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@swresourcesandsupport I may kmow some but when asked they explicitly declined consent for forwarding their details, citing #CloudAct and it's inherent incompatibility with #GDPR & #BDSG as well as the willingness of the #Trump-Regime to nilly-willy penalize individuals when they dislike them.

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#AI #privacy #Ethics #GDPR #AIAct #artificialintelligence

In a historic win for data protection and privacy, the High Court of Ireland has this afternoon granted ICCL permission to take Ireland’s first ever class action. The lawsuit targets Microsoft’s vast online advertising business.

The litigation is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across Europe, because Ireland is the venue of Microsoft’s EU headquarters.

Dr Johnny Ryan, Director of ICCL’s Enforce unit, is leading the case. Speaking after the hearing, he said:

“The significance of today's decision extends beyond just Microsoft. Ireland is also the HQ venue for Google, Meta, TikTok, X and Apple. Today, nine years and one day after the GDPR was first introduced, we are finally opening up a way to enforce it against big tech on behalf of everyone. Regrettably, the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has paralysed enforcement of EU data law. But that need no longer be the case.”

The litigation follows research by ICCL Enforce that uncovered how people’s intimate relationships, finances, and other secrets, are broadcast by Microsoft into the Real-Time Bidding (RTB) advertising system. Microsoft’s RTB system operates behind the scenes on websites and apps to match advertising to specific people.

ICCL argues this system is exposing users to malicious profiling and discrimination. It also argues that the system is undermining European security.

ICCL is taking the legal action on behalf of all affected people in Ireland under the new EU Collective Redress Directive. The organisation hopes to force Microsoft to bring its systems into compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Posing as a data buyer, ICCL Enforce obtained thousands of RTB data “segments” about Irish people. These include information such as whether a person gambles, their finances and debt, and even such sensitive information as whether the person works in a sensitive national security role.

iccl.ie/digital-data/iccl-secu

Irish Council for Civil Liberties · ICCL secures permission to take Ireland’s first ever class actionClass action will target “Real-Time Bidding” (RTB) data breach in Microsoft’s advertising system, and is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across the EU
#ICCL#privacy#adtech

If Google fonts are not GDPR compliant because it means users send their IP address (PII) to a 3rd party server, does this mean cookie consent banners (such as cookiebot) that load assets (js, images etc) from a 3rd party server are also not GDPR compliant? 😕 #GDPR #Cookies

I didn't see Meta's dark pattern coming when deleting an Instagram or Facebook account. After reassuring that you want out, they hit you with a "We'll just deactivate your account now and delete it in a month. If you change your mind before, log in and we'll reactivate it."
As the digital drugs they are, imagine trying to quit cigarrettes while tobacco companies are like "sure, you can remove your stash starting next month."
This should be illegal.

Better don't believe that Meta will always respect objections to their use of personal data for the training of their LLMs. Imho, even now, they're providing the opt-out mainly to check the temperature.

If the backlash isn't strong enough now, expect them to change their terms of service sooner or later, claiming all personal data on their platforms for their LLMs. They won't back down. And they certainly won't respect anyone's privacy!
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#privacy #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #GDPR

Huomisesta lähtien Meta alkaa käyttämään Instagramin, Facebookin ja Threadsin käyttäjien tietoja ja kuvia tekoälynsä koulutusmateriaalina

Oppaamme neuvoo, miten voit estää tietojesi käytön tekoälyn koulutukseen.

Metan mukaan se lisää tekoälyyn myös sellaisten ihmisten tietoja, joilla ei ole Metan käyttäjätunnusta, mutta joiden tietoja löytyy julkisesti netissä. Tästäkin voi kieltäytyä, mutta vaikeammin.

dawn.fi/uutiset/2025/05/26/opa

AfterDawn · Näin kiellät Facebookia käyttämästä tietojasi tekoälyn koulutukseenBy Petteri Pyyny