Like to #play alone? #Ubisoft is still watching you!

source: noyb.eu/en/play-alone-ubisoft-…

Among other things, the company collects data about when you start a #game, for how long you play it and when you close it. Even after the complainant explicitly asked why he is forced to be #online, Ubisoft failed to disclose why this is going on. Under Article 6(1) #GDPR, there seems to be no valid legal basis to randomly collect such user data.

#gamer #problem #internet #computer #bigbrother #surveillance #user #law #privacy #news

Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you!

Ubisoft forces people to connect to the internet before they can play a single player game

^noyb.eu

#EU fines #Apple €500M and #Meta €200M for breaking #Europe’s #digital rules

source: politico.eu/article/eu-fines-a…

Apple faces a €500 million fine for breaching the regulation’s rules for app stores, while Meta drew a penalty of €200 million for its "pay or consent" advertising model, which requires that European Union users pay to access ad-free versions of #Facebook and #Instagram.

#internet #online #news #law #economy #advertisement #monopoly #user

EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules

The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

^{Jacob Parry (POLITICO)}

#Linux #User #Groups:

Die Unterstützung von #Linux-Einsteiger:innen ist wichtig und sinnvoll. Oft reicht die Vermittlung von ersten Schritten und der Verweis auf helfende Organisationen.

gnulinux.ch/linux-user-groups

Linux User Groups

Die Unterstützung von Linux-Einsteiger:innen ist wichtig und sinnvoll. Oft reicht die Vermittlung von ersten Schritten und der Verweis auf helfende Organisationen.

^GNU/Linux.ch