In 2019, the well known privacy advocacy group Noyb (None of Your Business), based in Austria, filed complaints against eight online streaming platforms, such as YouTube and Netflix, claiming they were guilty of “structural violations” of EU data laws.
The complaint regarding YouTube was submitted on behalf of an Austrian user to the country’s Data Protection Authority.
On Friday, Austria’s data protection authority announced that it has instructed YouTube to follow EU regulations and to address user requests for access to their data that the platform retains.
The regulator told AFP on Friday that it had “made a decision…. against Google LLC (YouTube)” in relation to the lawsuit filed by Noyb.
Noyb’s complaints stated that the services breached the EU’s significant General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by failing to provide users with access to the data companies hold on them or details on how that data is utilized.
According to the NGO’s statement on Friday, Google, which owns YouTube, “now has four weeks to adhere to the decision but also has the choice to appeal it”.
Noyb referred to the authority’s decision as a “win” but expressed disappointment that it took the country’s regulator “five and a half years”.
“Submitting an access request should allow (users) to exercise… rights, like the right to erasure or correction” of their data, the group stated.
Google has not yet replied to a request for comment from AFP.
They’ve submitted over 800 complaints across different regions representing internet users.
Noyb has kicked off multiple legal actions against major US tech companies like Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, as well as Google.
This often leads to responses from regulatory bodies regarding breaches of the GDPR.
DISCLAIMER: This article is derived from information available in the public domain.
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