It should be possible to slap an additional fine on those who are publicly claiming that their tech is "GDPR-compliant" when it obviously isn't.
And those of us who constantly have to explain to others that a "GDPR-compliant" statement on some company's website means absolutely nothing should be able to claim compensation from the privacy-washers.
Just dreaming of a better world...
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR #PrivacyWashing
In your privacy advocacy, it's essential to use and recommend tools that are reliable to protect privacy. For this, you need to stay skeptical and investigate claims.
☠️ Learn more on how to evaluate privacy claims, and recommend tools that are trustworthy.
🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Beware of Privacy Snake Oil: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-beware-of-privacy-snake-oil/
#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy #PrivacyWashing
@ligasser Description reads like a youth-focused social app:
“All data stored on your device” is good, but “No cloud, no servers, no sync” with staying in touch online?
Maybe simply a personal relationship tracker/reminder that hooks into your contacts and messaging apps to prompt contact on a schedule?
⚠️Thus claiming “Privacy isn't a feature — it's the foundation” feels like misleading #privacywashing?
👉 Needs to be verified in source, yet license forbids reverse-engineering/redistribution👀
The data isn't "deleted" if it's possible to "undelete" it 🙄
Big Tech's love to preach "privacy this" & "privacy that" but in reality they track & collect your data.
Today we take a look at what privacy washing is, and why companies like #Gmail & #Facebook use it to gain your trust 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/big-tech-privacy-washing
I received this 'safelink' share from outlook.com lately:
https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
That must be very European, safe and privacyfriendly, isn't it?
(Or would Microsoft now know the contents and knowing who clicks on it 🤔 ?)
#microsoft #avg #gdpr #marketing #privacywashing #misleading
"Privacy washing" is when a company misleadingly, or fraudulently, presents a product or service as being responsible and trustworthy with data protection, when it isn't.
Keeping an eye out for this practice is critical when evaluating new tools to use: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/08/20/privacy-washing-is-a-dirty-business/
New Privacy Guides article 🔒 🚩
by me:
They all claim:
"Your privacy is important to us."
But how can we know if that's true?
With all the privacy washing and disinformation around, it becomes increasingly difficult to evaluate who we can trust with our data.
There are red flags, and green(ish) flags, we can look for to help us assess who to trust, or not 🚩
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/03/red-and-green-privacy-flags/
#PrivacyGuides #Privacy #Security #PrivacyWashing #SecurityTheater #Disinformation
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