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Miguel Afonso Caetano"Nowadays, more and more banks set their interest rates automatically, and without any human intervention. But even the smallest inaccuracies can cost consumers thousands of additional euros. While EU law allows the use of such an automatic system in certain circumstances, companies must follow strict rules to protect people’s fundamental right to privacy. Banks, for example, would need to provide their customers with “meaningful information about the logic involved” in calculating their personal interest rate. But many banks don’t seem to care. Contrary to EU law, Swedbank (one of the largest banks in Sweden) rejected a Swedish citizen’s access request by claiming that the calculation was a “trade secret”. noyb has now filed a complaint with the Swedish Data Protection Authority."<a href="https://noyb.eu/en/swedbank-refuses-transparency-automatic-interest-calculation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://noyb.eu/en/swedbank-refuses-transparency-automatic-interest-calculation</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sweden</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Swedbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swedbank</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ConsumersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumersRights</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"Tracking and profiling for advertising purposes present significant risks to consumers and society. This is demonstrated by a report commissioned by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv). The advertising industry’s practice of categorising and influencing individuals based on their preferences, behaviours and vulnerabilities leads to manipulation, discrimination and a loss of trust. vzbv calls on the European Commission to ban tracking and profiling for advertising purposes and ensure the protection of digital fundamental rights.“Every click on the internet is tracked because it supposedly reveals something about us: our preferences, desires and interests. The uncontrolled data collection by the advertising industry poses great risks to consumers and society,” says Michaela Schröder, Head of Consumer Policy at vzbv. “Consumers are powerless against the practices of the advertising industry. Existing laws are not sufficient. A ban on tracking and profiling is the only way to ensure meaningful consumer protection,” Schröder states."<a href="https://www.vzbv.de/en/personalised-advertising-overdue-regulation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vzbv.de/en/personalised-advertising-overdue-regulation</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ConsumersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumersRights</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AdTech</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TargetedAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TargetedAds</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataBrokers</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AdTracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AdTracking</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a>

Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad💃 🕺YES!!!!! and finally! The Norwegian Privacy Appeals Board has turned down Grindr's appeal! This means Grindr has to pay the NOK 65 million fine, based on our complaint and report, unless they file another appeal in the court system.<a href="https://www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/e-58-million-fine-for-grindr-the-norwegian-consumer-councils-complaint-fully-upheld-by-the-privacy-board/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/e-58-million-fine-for-grindr-the-norwegian-consumer-councils-complaint-fully-upheld-by-the-privacy-board/</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#enforcement</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/adtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adtech</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/onlinemarketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinemarketing</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/OutofControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OutofControl</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consumersrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumersrights</a>

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