It’s quite a good and shocking article, and I recommend the read, however I’m guessing there are some few people like me who didn’t know all the acronyms in the title.
NOYB (None of Your Business) is a European non-profit organization that focuses on enforcing privacy rights and data protection laws, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It was founded in 2018 by privacy activist Max Schrems, who is known for his successful legal actions against major tech companies for privacy violations. NOYB aims to ensure that companies comply with data protection regulations by filing strategic complaints and legal actions. The organization seeks to empower individuals by protecting their personal data and advocating for stronger privacy rights.
A Data Protection Authority (DPA) is an independent public authority responsible for overseeing the application of data protection laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. DPAs are tasked with safeguarding individuals’ privacy rights and ensuring that organizations comply with data protection regulations. Their roles include:
Monitoring Compliance: Ensuring that data processing activities adhere to data protection laws.
Investigating Complaints: Addressing complaints from individuals regarding their data protection rights.
Providing Guidance: Offering advice and guidelines to organizations and individuals on data protection issues.
Enforcing Laws: Imposing penalties and sanctions on entities that violate data protection regulations.
Raising Awareness: Educating the public about their data protection rights and responsibilities.
DPAs operate within each EU member state, and they cooperate with each other to ensure a consistent application of data protection laws across the EU.
**Irish DPC is complicit (again). **According to reports, this blatant breach of the GDPR is (again) based on a “deal” with the Irish Data Protection Commission (the DPC is Meta’s EU regulator). The DPC has previously had a deal with Meta that allowed the company to circumvent the GDPR – and ended with a € 395 million fine against Meta after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) overruled the Irish DPC.
But seriously, I still haven’t forgiven them for moving the sleep/wake button from the logical location where it was on the top, to the ONE place on the phone that guarantees you will be hitting it accidentally the maximum number of times.
FUTO just launched their privacy focused keyboard app. I know there have been quite a few posts about keyboard recommendations, so this might be worth checking out if you’re not happy with your current one.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said it would be a “further abuse of power” to incarcerate Trump or sentence him to home confinement.
“I’m very troubled by what I see in the way the courts have been weaponized,” he said. “It used to be there were some institutions in America, namely the FBI, the Department of Justice and the courts, which were regarded as out of bounds for overt partisan politics, but unfortunately that’s changed, and not for the better.”
I am at a loss for how true his words are, while his intent is SO SO wrong
“We’re spending less on photographers, image banks, and marketing agencies, our in-house marketing team is HALF the size it was last year but is producing MORE!”
Ian McKellen On Reprising ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Gandalf Character In Gollum Movie: “If I’m Alive” (deadline.com)
When you require more 'mechanical' in your keebler (i.redd.it)
… someone linked this in a Discord server and it’s just too horrible not to repost....
Humane is said to be seeking a $1 billion buyout after only 10,000 orders of its terrible AI Pin (www.engadget.com)
Showing Contempt for Young Voters Is a Great Way for Democrats to Lose in November (www.thenation.com)
NOYB urges 11 DPAs to immediately stop Meta's abuse of personal data for AI (noyb.eu)
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis (www.theguardian.com)
Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money...
iPhone 16 Leaks: Apple Might Dethrone Samsung With The Thinnest Bezels Yet (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Leaks suggest Apple’s iPhone 16 will have record-thin bezels, potentially dethroning Samsung.
Snow in June on Scotland's mountains as Arctic air sweeps in (www.bbc.co.uk)
FUTO Keyboard app (play.google.com)
FUTO just launched their privacy focused keyboard app. I know there have been quite a few posts about keyboard recommendations, so this might be worth checking out if you’re not happy with your current one.
ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month (arstechnica.com)
GOP senators warn judge against sentencing Trump to prison (thehill.com)
Klarna CEO Says He is Spending Less on Photographers Thanks to AI (petapixel.com)
“We’re spending less on photographers, image banks, and marketing agencies, our in-house marketing team is HALF the size it was last year but is producing MORE!”
Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by ex-assistant (www.bbc.com)
In a lawsuit, Lauren Pisciotta alleges the star sent her lewd texts and performed sex acts while on the phone with her, according to US media....