2024-04-18
🥳WIN: @EU_EDPB heard civil society's voices to stand up for people's right to have control over their data. @POLITICOEurope reports: EDPB opposed #Meta's plan to charge for privacy. #PayorOkay @itxasdo explains why privacy is not for sale for @euronews: https://www.euronews.com/... [image]
Reuters
The European Data Protection Board says large online platforms like Meta should give users an option to use their services for free without behavioral ads
Meta Platforms (META.O) and other large online platforms should give users an option to use their services for free without targeted advertising …
2022-07-06
4/5 If #DSA is implemented right, it can guarantee transparency, accountability & put people's interests at the core of the solutions. It can limit the power Big Tech companies like Google, Meta & Amazon have over people BUT more work is needed for a better internet.
Reuters
EU lawmakers pass the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, seeking to regulate US tech giants, but limited resources could hamstring enforcement
Good morning. It's a good day to be an NZ cricketer. Chris Smith / BGR : EU antitrust laws might force Apple to allow third-party app stores on iPhone Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat...
1/5 @Europarl_EN approved the #DigitalServicesAct with 539 votes in favour. EDRi welcomes DSA's attempt to enable a real transformation of online advertising industry, away from cheating & spying on users & towards a safer, privacy-respecting ad ecosystem. https://edri.org/... https://twitter.com/...
The Guardian
The UK proposes an Online Safety Bill amendment forcing tech companies to remove CSAM or Ofcom will fine them up to £18M or 10% of their annual turnover
Amendment to online safety bill would require tech firms to make their ‘best endeavours’ to deploy new technology
4/5 If #DSA is implemented right, it can guarantee transparency, accountability & put people's interests at the core of the solutions. It can limit the power Big Tech companies like Google, Meta & Amazon have over people BUT more work is needed for a better internet.
The Guardian
The UK proposes an Online Safety Bill amendment forcing tech companies to remove CSAM or Ofcom will fine them up to £18M or 10% of their annual turnover
Amendment to online safety bill would require tech firms to make their ‘best endeavours’ to deploy new technology
1/5 @Europarl_EN approved the #DigitalServicesAct with 539 votes in favour. EDRi welcomes DSA's attempt to enable a real transformation of online advertising industry, away from cheating & spying on users & towards a safer, privacy-respecting ad ecosystem. https://edri.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
EU lawmakers pass the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, seeking to regulate US tech giants, but limited resources could hamstring enforcement
Good morning. It's a good day to be an NZ cricketer. Chris Smith / BGR : EU antitrust laws might force Apple to allow third-party app stores on iPhone Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat...
2022-01-24
3/4 The struggle is not over, now it's time for the European Parliament to consolidate the wins for digital rights that its #DSA position has gathered & defend it decisively in the upcoming negotiations with EU Member States.
Euractiv
EU Parliament passed Digital Services Act, including provisions banning targeted ads based on highly sensitive personal data, limiting dark patterns, and more
and it goes by the name #DSA. [Modified clip from a Clint Eastwood film] @greensefa : We have long campaigned for a fairer internet with less power in the hands of tech giants. Tod...
2021-11-27
4/4 🚨In a nutshell: Today's proposal may bring some positive impact but overall largely misses many of the more ambitious proposals we shared with the European Commission ahead of today's publication, & in line with our work on DSA, DMA, ePrivacy & GDPR : https://edri.org/...
Wall Street Journal
EU proposes broad disclosures about political ads and banning targeting based on sensitive data, but not microtargeting, and fines of up to 5% of global revenue
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal :
3/4 The proposal also enables researchers, civil society & competent authorities to get more insight into today's opaque algorithms by establishing transparency notice about targeting & amplification in user-friendly & machine-readable format. Read more: https://ec.europa.eu/...
Wall Street Journal
EU proposes broad disclosures about political ads and banning targeting based on sensitive data, but not microtargeting, and fines of up to 5% of global revenue
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal :
2021-11-26
3/4 The proposal also enables researchers, civil society & competent authorities to get more insight into today's opaque algorithms by establishing transparency notice about targeting & amplification in user-friendly & machine-readable format. Read more: https://ec.europa.eu/...
Wall Street Journal
EU proposes broad disclosures about political ads and banning targeting based on sensitive data, but not microtargeting, and fines of up to 5% of global revenue
Proposed measure would ban targeting political ads based on categories such as religious views, sexual orientation
4/4 🚨In a nutshell: Today's proposal may bring some positive impact but overall largely misses many of the more ambitious proposals we shared with the European Commission ahead of today's publication, & in line with our work on DSA, DMA, ePrivacy & GDPR : https://edri.org/...
Wall Street Journal
EU proposes broad disclosures about political ads and banning targeting based on sensitive data, but not microtargeting, and fines of up to 5% of global revenue
Proposed measure would ban targeting political ads based on categories such as religious views, sexual orientation
2021-06-24
1/4 🙅🏾♀️ 80-90% of people online don't want to be spied on for ‘more relevant ads,’ finds @Forbrukerradet's report.🙅🏾♀ ️ Neither do we at @edri, which is why we join over 50 orgs & 20 academics & experts for a transatlantic call to #BanSurveillanceAdvertising. https://www.forbrukerradet.no/ ... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
2021-06-23
1/4 🙅🏾♀️ 80-90% of people online don't want to be spied on for ‘more relevant ads,’ finds @Forbrukerradet's report.🙅🏾♀ ️ Neither do we at @edri, which is why we join over 50 orgs & 20 academics & experts for a transatlantic call to #BanSurveillanceAdvertising. https://www.forbrukerradet.no/ ... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising”
An international coalition of consumer protection, digital and civil rights organizations and data protection experts …