The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How Austrian privacy activists are taking on tech giant Google Austrian online privacy activist Max Schrems has taken on a new battle: taking Google to task for the "illegal" tracking code on its Android mobile phones. https://www.thelocal.at/20210421/how-austrian-privacy-activists-are-taking-on-tech-giant-google Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:11:13 +0200 how-austrian-privacy-activists-are-taking-on-tech-giant-google Austria privacy activists file suit against streaming sites An Austrian privacy campaign group lodged complaints against eight online streaming services Friday, accusing them of "structural violations" of EU data regulations that came into effect last year. https://www.thelocal.at/20190118/austria-privacy-activists-file-suit-against-streaming-sites Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:54:11 +0100 austria-privacy-activists-file-suit-against-streaming-sites Austrian Facebook slayer launches four new cases as EU tightens data privacy As a young Austrian law student, Max Schrems took on Facebook and won, and seven years ago he was already raising the alarm over the flaw Cambridge Analytica allegedly exploited to obtain the data of millions of users for political purposes. https://www.thelocal.at/20180525/austrian-facebook-slayer-launches-four-new-cases-as-eu-tightens-data-privacy Fri, 25 May 2018 12:07:17 +0200 austrian-facebook-slayer-launches-four-new-cases-as-eu-tightens-data-privacy Austrian activist can't bring class action suit against Facebook, EU court says An Austrian activist cannot bring a class action against Facebook for privacy breaches, although he is allowed to sue the US social media giant on a personal basis in his home country, the EU's top court ruled Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20180125/austrian-activist-cant-bring-class-action-suit-against-facebook-eu-court-says Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:29:52 +0100 austrian-activist-cant-bring-class-action-suit-against-facebook-eu-court-says Austrian activist told he can't bring class action case against Facebook Austrian activist Max Schrems cannot bring a class action against Facebook for privacy breaches, although he is allowed to sue the US social media giant on a personal basis, the adviser to the EU's top court said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20171114/austrian-activist-told-he-cant-bring-class-action-case-against-facebook Tue, 14 Nov 2017 14:06:42 +0100 austrian-activist-told-he-cant-bring-class-action-case-against-facebook Woman sues parents for sharing embarrassing childhood photos A 18-year-old woman from Carinthia is suing her parents for posting photos of her on Facebook without her consent. https://www.thelocal.at/20160914/woman-sues-parents-for-sharing-embarrassing-childhood-photos-on-facebook Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:10:37 +0200 woman-sues-parents-for-sharing-embarrassing-childhood-photos-on-facebook