noyb is a donation-funded NGO based in Vienna, Austria working to enforce data protection laws, in particular the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. At the present, a team of more than 20 legal and IT experts from all over Europe is working to ensure that the fundamental right to privacy is respected by the private sector. More than 5,000 supporting members support our work.
In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, establishing new enforcement mechanisms and ushering in a new era of data protection in the EU. But yet, many companies ignore Europe’s strict privacy laws. They take advantage of the fact that, a lot of times, it is too complicated and expensive for individual users to enforce their fundamental rights, and that any procedures initiated against them take a very long time to be resolved.
The GDPR grants users the right to mandate NGOs to represent them before a data protection authority or in court in individual cases. This is where noyb comes into play: We use targeted and strategic litigation to enforce the right to privacy of people across Europe. In addition, we make use of PR and media initiatives to draw attention to the multitude of privacy issues and strengthen your rights even without having to go to court.
