iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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danifarias @danifarias.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

I wish @404media.co would take a look at this. This week many were reporting being able to use Meta AI to generate pro-Bolsonaro banners, but not Lula. People tried the most crazy prompts but the filter would still apply. Truly insane stuff.

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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 20h

📢 #ApplyNow: GDPR Litigation lawyer! Applications are open until tomorrow, 21.10.2026. 📢 ▸ Workplace: #Vienna ▸ Home and remote office (50-75% office presence) ▸ Working language: English ▸ Part-/Full-time (20-40h) For more information, visit 👉 noyb.eu/en/gdpr-liti...

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Wolfie Christl @wchr.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

A company deeply embedded in digital advertising weaponized ads to help infect 45+ devices at the news network Al Jazeera with Candiru spyware. In this new @citizenlab.ca report, we present the first public technical confirmation of a zero-click mercenary spyware attack delivered via targeted ads:

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Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen Lab

This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Ca...

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026

But yes: it is outrageous how profitable it still is to break the law.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026

Yes, I was referring to the surveillance-based advertising model that Xandr is/was a part of. While I agree that these fines are too small to really hurt the companies, the decision in question establishes that there is a joint controllership, which opens the doors for e.g. class action lawsuits.

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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 12/10/2026

🎉 Privacy win: The Norwegian Authority has fined Microsoft’s Xandr € 8.5 Million. The online advertising company has violated the GDPR by processing personal data, including sensitive information on sexual orientation, without a valid legal basis. 👉 noyb.eu/en/privacy-w...

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Privacy win: Norwegian Authority fines Microsoft’s Xandr € 8.5 Million

In 2020, noyb has filed a complaint against the online advertising company Xandr for processing personal data from the dating app Grindr. This decision is a major blow to the online adtech industry.

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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 12/10/2026

🔴🟢 Today, we launched gdpr-omnibus.eu/ – a website, where we ranked more than 1,000 amendments to the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. ⁉️ This sheds light on which Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are fighting for people's privacy, and which want to reduce it.

The picture shows a ranking of the "privacy score by group" in the European Parliament. The ranking is based on an analysis of the amendments that Members of Parliament have made to the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive in the Digital Omnibus.

The picture shows a ranking of the privacy score of select Members of the European Parliament. The ranking is based on an analysis of the amendments that said Members of Parliament have made to the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive in the Digital Omnibus.

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Wolfie Christl @wchr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Today the Norwegian GDPR regulator announced a fine against the surveillance advertising company Xandr for unlawfully transmitting data on Norwegian Grindr users to "potentially thousands of companies", based on an investigation I spent a lot of time on in 2019: www.forbrukerradet.no/side/microso...

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Microsoft company fined 8,5 million euros following complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council and noyb

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has fined the Microsoft subsidiary Xandr 8,5 million euros million (NOK 92 million) after the Norwegian Consumer Council uncovered that the dating app Grindr pr...

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026

Takk, har videreformidlet til some-ansvarlig.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026

Here you go, amigo! storage02.forbrukerradet.no/media/2026/1...

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026

Another blow to the adtech industry. The decision confirms what we've been saying: It is practically impossible to operate in this industry without breaking the law.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/10/2026

Cancelling a subscription shouldn't be this hard. If you can sign up with a click, you must be able to cancel with one. Head to nyc.gov/click-to-cancel to file a complaint against any business that makes it hard to cancel a subscription.

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danifarias @danifarias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Noen som vil se Blomst i kveld? Vi ble syke og har 2 billeter opp til grabs

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

There’s also the upcoming Digital Fairness Act, where several of these practices could be outright banned!

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

Remains to be seen. Might be some hefty fines. In any case, the industry won’t back down voluntarily so hopefully the authorities are prepared for a fight.

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Forbrukerrådet @forbrukerradet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network has announced that is opening cases against 9 video game companies for their use of virtual currencies 🎉 The action is a result of years of pressure from European consumer organisations.

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Consumer pressure leads to historical EU action against the video games industry

The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network has announced that is opening cases against 9 video game companies for their use of virtual currencies. The action is a result of years of pressure fr...

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Google event in Brussels this evening “to celebrate Ireland’s Presidency” of the EU Council. “Google is delighted to bring together Irish policymakers…” rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/irish... (they have wisely now removed some of this text)

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Bård Lahn @bard.lahn.no · 17/09/2026

Et veldig tydelig resultat av antropomorfiseringen av "AI" er at selskapene kan snakke om denne typen hendelser som "noe AI gjør", og ikke "noe vi som selskap gjør". Hvis du gjentatte ganger gjør noe farlig/ulovlig når du tester ny programvare, så slutt med det! Du er ansvarlig!

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OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior

The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Cheers Pat! I think it’s important that we savor these small victories, even if they’re not exactly earth-shattering.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Yeah, it should be the final decision.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

In any case, it’s good to see that sometimes big tech can be held accountable.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

While the fine will not hurt Google’s bottom line, and 8 years is an outrageous amount of time to wait for a decision, we hope that this will set a precedence for similar cases.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s been 8 years since we published our report on how Google tricks people into extensive location tracking, and simultaneously filed complaints against Google. Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine. www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...

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Google Fined €403 Million Following Consumer Council Report

Google has been fined €403 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission after the Norwegian Consumer Council exposed how the company manipulated users into accepting extensive tracking.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...

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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Excellent primer on the ideologies behind the AI doomsayers. Beware those who speak of "existential risks". "AGI/ASI is far from a certainty, and that we shouldn’t base policy decisions on the assumption that it is inevitable, or even desirable." www.techpolicy.press/what-policym...

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What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI

Nathalie Maréchal asks, why are we betting the economy and the future of democracy on cult-like beliefs?

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Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com · 01/09/2026

This essay talks about the left's vision for technology, the "alliance" between left and right-wing anti-data center movements, politics of refusal, democratic control over the AI infrastructure buildout, China, industrial policy, and more. www.thetechbubble.info/p/the-future...

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The Future Is Not Tech-Forward

On artificial intelligence, data centers, technological politics, and who gets to build the future.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm not up to date on it, but it did at the very least have some glaring issues initially: cybernews.com/security/eu-...

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 02/09/2026

This is going to become increasingly common if governments keep introducing mandatory age verification checks.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

Yeah, I find myself just giving up on using certain services because it is such a pain in the ass.

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026

This is spot on. The seemingly simple act of logging in (and staying logged in) has become a Sisyphean task.

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Erik Fossum @erik.pressfire.no · 20/08/2026

Og om du har tid – denne her er jeg stolt av. En skal ikke være nødt til å selge sjela for å lese nettsider. Med lanseringen av ny PressFire er det nå INGEN sporing fra tredjeparter. INGEN ad networks som følger deg rundt. INGEN tredjeparts cookies. INGEN embeds. www.pressfire.no/artikkel/pre...

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PressFire kaster ut sporing - PressFire.no

Fordi sånn skal internett være.

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Forbrukerrådet @forbrukerradet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Metas smartbriller truer personvernet, ytringsfriheten og retten til å bevege seg fritt uten å bli filmet eller identifisert. Regjeringen må handle nå: Innfør et midlertidig salgsforbud og få på plass et fremtidsrettet regelverk basert på føre-var-prinsippet

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 01/07/2026

it’s long past time lawmakers addressed how companies have taken the switch to digital to redefine purchases as licensing rather than ownership. it’s most egregious when it comes to libraries, but it’s harmful to everyone.

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Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad @finnmyrstad.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

«Vi selger ikke dine personopplysninger» 🤨 Trine Eilertsen og konsernsjef Siv Juvik Tveitnes i Schibsted, har uttalt at de ikke selger personopplysninger. Dette har også utallige selskaper som deler data for markedsføringsformål sagt før. Dessverre det blir ikke mer riktig av den grunn. 1/

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 15/06/2026

Mandatory age verification and the banning modern public towns squares for young people is, and forever will be, governmental and societal abdication of responsibility so that those in charge don't actually have to dare hold big tech accountable for the very real public harm they can foster.

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Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad @finnmyrstad.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

⚖️ Vi klager inn Schibsteds samtykkeløsning til Forbrukertilsynet. Vi mener Schibsted gjør det ulovlig vanskelig å si opp og benytter manipulerende design for å påvirke brukernes valg. Etter vår mening er dette også en ulovlig endring av eksisterende abonnementsavtaler. www.nrk.no/artikkel/vil... 1/

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Ville seia opp abonnementet sitt – vart bedd om å betala eller godta sporing

Schibsted har innført en ny annonse-modell som gjør at man må betale for å unngå at personopplysninger blir brukt til å tilpasse reklame. Hvis man prøver å si opp abonnementet sitt, er det vanskelig å...

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 04/06/2026

007, your first mission is to agree to this end-user license agreement. Should you successfully accept its terms, you’ll then move to Phase 2: accepting our privacy policy. We have full faith in you, 007. And remember: speak to Q to create an account and receive our latest news and special offers

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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 03/06/2026

🍪🇳🇴 Today, we have filed a joint complaint with Forbrukerrådet against the news publisher #Schibsted for implementing a “Pay or Okay” system across its products, setting a dangerous precedent for free consent across the Nordic countries. Learn more 👉 noyb.eu/en/nordic-me...

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Nordic Media Giant Schibsted switches to “Pay or Okay” – complaint filed!

noyb and the Norwegian Consumer Council have filed a complaint against Schibsted in Norway

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Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad @finnmyrstad.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

⚠️ Today, Norwegian Consumer Council & @noyb.eu filed a legal complaint against Schibsted, one of Norway’s largest commercial news publishers, for breaching several provisions of the GDPR. noyb.eu/en/nordic-me... 1/

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Nordic Media Giant Schibsted switches to “Pay or Okay” – complaint filed!

noyb and the Norwegian Consumer Council have filed a complaint against Schibsted in Norway

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026

Personvern er en grunnleggende rettighet , ikke en luksusvare. Schibsteds innføring av å ta betalt for å slippe sporing er et sprang i helt feil retning. Derfor klager vi i dag løsningen inn til Datatilsynet. www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/f...

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Forbrukerrådet klager inn Schibsteds krav om betaling for personvern

Schibsted innfører betaling for alle som ikke ønsker at personopplysningene deres skal brukes til overvåkningsbasert markedsføring. Forbrukerrådet mener dette bryter retten til personvern, og klager i...

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Ailo @airavn.eurosky.social · 02/05/2026

I forbindelse debatten om aldersgrenser, deler jeg rapporten vår om hvorfor aldersverifisering er en dårlig idé, og at det finnes en rekke andre grep man heller bør ta for å beskytte barn og unge på nett. www.forbrukerradet.no/rapporter/ko...

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Kommersiell utnytting av barn og unge

Slik sikrer vi en tryggere digital oppvekst

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Boardda Mihkkal @mbergnordlie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Dagens sjølvmotsigende tanke, idet jeg prøver å finne Internasjonalen på spillern: "Her ja- nei vent denne versjonen er jo på svensk, Internasjonalen må jo være på norsk." Anyway, her er den på samisk. Grattis med kampdagen!

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