Austria’s data protection authority declared on Friday that it has ordered YouTube to comply with EU regulations and respond to requests by applyrs for access to data that it holds on them.
In 2019, the Austria-based privacy group Noyb (None of Your Business) filed complaints against eight streaming services, including YouTube and Netflix, alleging “structural violations” of EU data rules.
The complaint against YouTube was filed on behalf of an Austrian applyr with the counattempt’s Data Protection Authority.
The regulator confirmed on Friday that it had “issued a decision… against Google LLC (YouTube)” regarding the suit brought by Noyb.
In their complaints, Noyb argued that the services breached the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by denying applyrs access to their stored data and information on its apply.
Google, which owns YouTube, “now has four weeks to comply with the decision but also has the option to appeal it”, the NGO declared in a statement Friday.
Noyb has taken legal action against U.S. tech giants, including Meta and Google, often prompting regulators to enforce GDPR compliance. It has filed more than 800 complaints in various jurisdictions on behalf of internet applyrs.
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