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BRUSSELS, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' (META.O) paid no-ads subscription service launched in Europe this month faced one of its biggest tests as advocacy group NOYB on Tuesday filed a complaint with an Austrian regulator, saying that it amounted to paying a fee to ensure privacy...
Meta announced the service for Facebook and Instagram last month..
Vienna-based NOYB (None Of Your Business), the digital rights group founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, said it disagreed with Meta on the concept of consent...
Contrary to this law, Meta charges a 'privacy fee' of up to 250 euros per year if anyone dares to exercise their fundamental right to data protection," NOYB data protection lawyer Felix Mikolasch said in a statement...
"Not only is the cost unacceptable, but industry numbers suggest that only 3 percent of people want to be tracked while more than 99 percent don't exercise their choice when faced with a 'privacy fee,'" the group said..
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