Proximus subsidiary TeleSign accused of illegal data collection, automated decision-making by Noyb
By Matthew Newman ( June 23, 2023, 15:50 GMT | Insight) -- Belgian telecom operator Proximus’s TeleSign subsidiary has been accused of illegally collecting data from more than half of the world's mobile phone users and generating revenue without any legal basis and without informing users. Noyb, founded by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems, has filed a complaint today at the Belgian Data Protection Authority, accusing TeleSign of various breaches of the EU’s data protection rulesBelgian telecom operator Proximus’s TeleSign subsidiary has been accused of illegally collecting data from more than half of the world's mobile phone users and generating revenue without any legal basis and without informing users....
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