Jan Penfrat3d ago

Proud to be able to support the excellent #DSA complaint drafted by @aiforensics_org against the illegal use of personal data by #X to target people with #SurveillanceAds.

https://eupolicy.social/@edri/114862312731261161

#DigitalServicesAct #TrackingFreeAds #privacy

EDRi (@edri@eupolicy.social)

📝 Yesterday, nine civil society organisations, including @edri, submitted a joint complaint against X for violating the #DSA by using people’s sensitive personal data for targeted ads. 🚨 This is banned under the DSA because it can lead to higher risk of discrimination, harm and violations of users’ fundamental rights. Together, we are calling for Digital Services Coordinators and the European Commission to investigate X, and hold it to accountable ✊🏽 Read more ⤵️ https://edri.org/our-work/civil-society-files-joint-dsa-complaint-against-x-for-targeting-people-with-ads-using-their-sensitive-personal-data/

EUpolicy.social - A Mastodon server for the EU bubble
Jan PenfratJul 10

Potentially groundbreaking court ruling against #Meta:

"A German court has ruled that Meta must pay €5,000 to a 🇩🇪 #Facebook user who sued the platform for embedding #tracking in third-party websites."

"This may very well be one of the most substantial rulings coming out of Europe this year, ... €5,000 in damages for one visitor adds up quickly if you have tens of thousands of visitors, or even millions."

https://therecord.media/german-court-meta-tracking-tech

#privacy #digitalrights #gdpr #TrackingFreeAds

German court rules Meta tracking technology violates European privacy laws

The court in Leipzig ruled that Meta must pay €5,000 ($5,900) to a German Facebook user who sued the platform for embedding tracking technology in third-party websites — a ruling that could open the door to other lawsuits.

Jan PenfratMay 15

🇧🇪 Belgian appeals court rules #TCF's #consent framework that enables 80% of the internet's #SurveillanceAds is illegal.

What a fantastic win for the complainants (@edri members) @panoptykon, @bitsoffreedom, and #ICCL !

https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/eu-ruling-tracking-based-advertising-by-google-microsoft-amazon-x-across-europe-has-no-legal-basis/

#TrackingFreeAds #RTB #tracking #GDPR

EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis

EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.

Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Show threadJan PenfratApr 9

Rob from the Future of #Privacy Forum praises civil society for going after companies that violate #GDPR and the #TrackingFreeAds Coalition in the European Parliament for pushing tracking limitations into the #DigitalServicesAct. 👏

But his conclusion is "not too optimistic about #DPA action, needs other tools."

Jan PenfratApr 9

At a #Mozilla event in #Brussels this morning about "#privacy-first online #advertising". I am _very_ curious where this weirdest of things Mozilla does is going. 🤔

Speakers: Petra Wikström, policy person at #Schibsted, @rvaneijk, @eff's Svea Windwehr and Mozilla's own Martin Thompson.

#onlineads #SurveillanceAdvertising #TrackingFreeAds #gdpr #dataprotection

Jan PenfratFeb 11

Frightening new evidence found by #Adalytics on how #adtech and #surveillanceads help fund #CSAM #childabuse online:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250207-how-google-amazon-and-microsoft-funnelled-ad-money-to-a-site-hosting-child-abuse-images

#TrackingFreeAds #privacy

Correction: I made a mistake, the evidence appears to have been collected by Adalytics, not CheckMyAds: https://adalytics.io/blog/adtech-vendors-csam-full-report

How big tech's ad systems helped fund child abuse online

Some of the biggest tech companies in the world served ads on a website featuring images of child abuse, helping to fund its operations.

BBC
Jan PenfratDec 12, 2024

Here's an excellent report about what to (not) expect from self-regulatory #advertising codes of conduct under the #DigitalServicesAct, by the brilliant @jjaursch

https://www.interface-eu.org/publications/dsa-advertising-codes

#trackingfreeads #DSA #surveillanceads

What can DSA codes of conduct for online advertising achieve?

This policy paper argues that codes of conduct for online advertising can be helpful but enforcement and legislative action beyond voluntary codes is necessary.

Jan PenfratDec 9, 2024

I know the outcome of the presidential election in #Romania has a web of complex reasons. But it would be ludicrous to ignore the dangerous impact that #bigtech's laissez-faire and its #trackingads and content #monetisation business model has. Not only #tiktok but also #google and #meta:

Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential #Election - important research by @checkfirst

https://checkfirst.network/research-note-metas-role-in-romanias-2024-presidential-election/

#surveillance #CommercialSurveillance #politicalads #TrackingFreeAds #digitalservicesact #gdpr

Research Note: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election - CheckFirst

Check First, with the help of Reset Tech, EU DisinfoLab and independent journalists Luiza Vasiliu and Victor Ilie publish the flash research note “Ads, Influence, and Democracy: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election.” This note offers critical insights into the influence of digital platforms on public opinion and the electoral process in Romania during a politically pivotal moment.

CheckFirst
Jan PenfratNov 20, 2024

"Financing digital services almost exclusively through personalised #advertising poses considerable risks to #democracy, social cohesion, informational self-determination, #climate and national #security. [...] the new @EUCommission should take #digitalfairness seriously & push for a ban on personalised ads."

Great new report by @germanwatch @fiff_de @wikimediaDE @Konzeptwerk and @CCC

https://www.germanwatch.org/sites/default/files/germanwatch_rethinking_online_advertising_2024.pdf

#DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #TrackingFreeAds #GDPR #DSA #privacy #ConsumerRights

Jan PenfratAug 8, 2024

In the latest episode of #BigTech fuckery, #Google & #Instagram made a "secret deal to target #ads for #Insta to #teenagers on #YouTube."

This Google marketing campaign "deliberately targeted a group of [underage] users labelled as “unknown” [...] to ensure the true intent of the campaign was disguised."

Google’s own rules as well as the #EU's #DigitaServicesAct prohibit targeting online ads to minors.

https://www.ft.com/content/b3bb80f4-4e01-4ce6-8358-f4f8638790f8?emailId=9101e60e-bc61-44fa-81cb-18d95a11c905&segmentId=22011ee7-896a-8c4c-22a0-7603348b7f22

#DSA #trackingfreeads #surveillanceads #dataprotection #privacy

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