alexelcu , 10 months ago to Random stuff

As far as being stewards of the Internet, I can't think of a better pick than the US and US-based companies.

But when it comes to privacy, I don't care that the EU can be just as bad, I still prefer data to be in the EU. And that's because of a simple fact: non-US citizens have no rights in the US. Also, the #GDPR does work and is great for privacy.

Silicon Valley's elite are either disingenuous about the impact of EU's data protection laws, or dumb as rocks, take your pick.

Lamhfada , 10 months ago to Random stuff

Question for the law heads - if #Threads is illegal under #EU #data law if the Irish data protection commission ruling headlines I'm seeing are accurate....

Does that mean that any instances which federate with threads are then open to EU data challenges? #gdpr #Mastodaoine #Ireland

thisismissem , 10 months ago to Random stuff

Hey #german friends, I've a friend in an interesting situation:

They had private health insurance in December last year, went to see a doctor, apparently the private insurance refused to cover the invoice (it was a routine checkup), and then terminated this person's contract.

This is where it gets interesting: the insurance company sent the termination letter containing all of their private data not just to them, but also to a third party, which sounds like a major #GDPR breach.

emill1984 , 10 months ago to Random stuff Polish

Ciekaw jestem jaki bedzie odbior decyzji o tym, ze #Threads nie bedzie dostepne w Polsce (i w UE) - "dobrze, bo prywatnosc", czy "zla Unia, znowu czegos zakazuje" 🤔

#software #GDPR #prywatnosc

ojrask , 10 months ago to Random stuff

#Meta #Threads is not launching in EU, because EU forbids exploiting privacy and data due to #GDPR and so on.

https://m.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html

Em0nM4stodon , 10 months ago to Random stuff

If it's not good enough for Europe,
it's not good enough for me neither.

#Threads #Meta #Europe #GDPR #Privacy ✨

LukaszOlejnik , 10 months ago to Random stuff

Instagram Threads wont't happen in Europe. Unclear what role the #GDPR has played. https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html

EU_Commission , 10 months ago to Random stuff

The General Data Protection Regulation has given people control over their personal #data.

Now, we now want to ensure it is effectively enforced in cross-border cases.

Today, we proposed new rules to bring quicker remedies to individuals and more legal certainty for businesses.

Our proposal will also streamline cooperation between national data protection authorities, supporting more vigorous #GDPR enforcement.

Discover how → https://europa.eu/!XmcPMp

#EU #Europe

An animation with a map of Europe showing small locks on each EU country, from which lines spread to connect them and form a network. On the top right side, the text: “Strengthening personal data protection across the EU.”

remixtures , 10 months ago to Random stuff Portuguese

RT @maxschrems
Today the #CJEU has largely declared Meta's approach to #GDPR "compliance" illegal.

Meta is basically reduced to core services and consent for anything that goes beyond that.

VERY good result as the CJEU (as before) simply applied the letter of the law.

https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal

jwildeboer , 10 months ago to Random stuff

#CJEU: Nope, Facebook/Meta. You actually need real consent from users. Your interpretation of the #GDPR doesn’t work. https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal

dsoft , 1 year ago to Privacy

Consent-O-Matic is a browser extension that auto-responds to all the #GDPR and similar consent popups with optimal user preferences.

Unlike the extension "I don't care about cookies" which just accepts all cookies, Consent-O-Matic clicks the prompts on your behalf to reject most of the cookies. You can also choose what to accept/reject in the preferences.

Available for Firefox, Chrome and others.

I've been using this on Firefox :firefox: for quite sometime now and it works great!

Their Github page has links to official extension stores: https://github.com/cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic#introduction

#AMO link: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/

#privacy #webextensions #addons #addon #extension #chrome #firefox #safari

Em0nM4stodon , 1 year ago to Privacy

I made myself posters from my 2 favorite #privacy related articles for my home office.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 12, and the #GDPR article 17.

Why yes, I am a giant nerd.

18+ maugendre , 1 year ago to Random stuff

In 2020, the EU-level judiciary decreed #SchremsII whereby customers of US cloud service providers must themselves verify the data protection laws of the recipient country, document its risk assessment and confer with its customers.
In 2021, various French-state-level authorities stated that #MSOffice365 did not conform (to doctrine and #GDPR) or that secondary education schools should avoid it. 👇