{"id":4857,"date":"2024-04-19T08:55:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T08:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aitesonics.com\/eu-criticizes-metas-privacy-for-cash-business-model-103042528\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T08:55:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T08:55:20","slug":"eu-criticizes-metas-privacy-for-cash-business-model-103042528","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aitesonics.com\/eu-criticizes-metas-privacy-for-cash-business-model-103042528\/","title":{"rendered":"EU criticizes Meta's 'privacy for cash' business model"},"content":{"rendered":"
The European Union doesn't think you should have to choose between giving Meta and other major players your data or your money. In a statement, the European Data Protection Board<\/a> (EDPB) stated that "consent or pay" models often don't "comply with the requirements for valid consent" when a person must choose between providing their data for behavioral advertising purposes or pay for privacy.<\/p>\n The EDPB argues that only offering a paid alternative to data collection shouldn't be the default for large online platforms. It doesn't issue a mandate but stresses that these platforms should "give significant consideration" to providing a free option that doesn't involve data processing (or at least not as much). "Controllers should take care at all times to avoid transforming the fundamental right to data protection into a feature that individuals have to pay to enjoy," EDPB Chair Anu Talus said. "Individuals should be made fully aware of the value and the consequences of their choices."<\/p>\n Currently, EU users must pay \u20ac10 ($11) monthly for an ad-free subscription or be forced to share their data. The EU is already investigating<\/a> if this system complies with the Digital Markets Act<\/a>, which went into effect at the beginning of March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The European Union doesn't think you should have to choose between giving Meta and other major players your data or your money. In a statement, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) stated that "consent or pay" models often don't "comply with the requirements for valid consent" when a person must choose between providing their data […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3877,522,1036,48,164,95,556],"tags":[3878,524,1037,59,169,101,559],"yoast_head":"\n