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Eight EU consumer rights groups lodge GDPR complaints with national data protection authorities, accusing Meta of coercing users with its "pay-or-consent" model (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/28/meta-consent-or-p…

Meta's 'consent or pay' data grab in EU faces fresh charges of privacy coercion | TechCrunch
A controversial move by Meta last year, when it switched to charging users in the Europe Union for an ad-free subscription for access Facebook and/or Meta is facing a fresh set of complaints from consumer protection authorities in the EU over a controversial switch to charging users for an ad-free subscription unless they agree to being tracked and profiled for ad targeting.

Eight EU consumer rights groups lodge GDPR complaints with national data protection authorities, accusing Meta of coercing users with its "pay-or-consent" model (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/28/meta-consent-or-p…

Meta's 'consent or pay' data grab in EU faces fresh charges of privacy coercion | TechCrunch
A controversial move by Meta last year, when it switched to charging users in the Europe Union for an ad-free subscription for access Facebook and/or Meta is facing a fresh set of complaints from consumer protection authorities in the EU over a controversial switch to charging users for an ad-free subscription unless they agree to being tracked and profiled for ad targeting.

An article on why consumers should be able to see the full contents of the loan applications submitted by dealers to lenders. Written by Tom Oscherwitz, one of the team where I work.
(Its free access, but you have to create a login to see it 😞
#ConsumerRights #DataProtection

The CFPB's data access requirements should apply to auto loans
In implementing Section 1033, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is leaving out auto loans, one of the largest sources of consumer debt.

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Tänk om svenska myndigheter var lika djärva, experimentella och nyfikna på hur öppna, icke-kommersiella sociala medier kan bidra till våra demokratiska samtal. Det skulle stärka vår opinionsbildning och myndigheternas digitala rådighet.
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Poland's consumer watchdog fines Amazon ~$8M for allegedly misleading consumers, including with dark pattern design tricks, ending a probe opened in Feb. 2023 (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/27/amazon-dark-pattern-design-fine/

Amazon fined in Poland for dark pattern design tricks | TechCrunch
Amazon has been fined in Poland for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace. The sanction, of close to $8M

Poland's consumer watchdog fines Amazon ~$8M for allegedly misleading consumers, including with dark pattern design tricks, ending a probe opened in Feb. 2023 (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/27/amazon-dark-pattern-design-fine/

Amazon fined in Poland for dark pattern design tricks | TechCrunch
Amazon has been fined in Poland for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace. The sanction, of close to $8M