YouTube accused of violating EU privacy laws, along with other major services Digital Dealer \/ YouTubePopular video platform YouTube could be in hot water, after being accused of violating major privacy legislation by data privacy activist Max Schrems. According to Schrems and his Austrian-based nonprofit org \u2018None of Your Business,\u2019 major companies such as YouTube, Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and even Netflix have been found in violation of E.U. privacy legislation as laid out in Article 15. Article 15 grants users the right to request information detailing their personal data from online services. The article requires platforms to relinquish details on how users\u2019 data is being used within their systems \u2013 including if it is being shared with advertisers, as well as how it is stored in the platform in question, etc. https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/interview\/max-schrems\/Schrems and his nonprofit reportedly represented 10 users who filed such requests, with minimal results. Schrems claimed that the companies in question did not provide all of the data required by Article 15 \u2013 which could hit them with a 4% fine across their global revenue. Additionally, Schrems noted that many data requests were handled by automated services, with some sites, such as music streaming service SoundCloud and U.K. sports video platform DZN, simply ignoring the requests altogether. https:\/\/www.coolbusinessideas.com\/archives\/how-video-streaming-services-like-netflix-and-vidgo-are-changing-tv-forever\/Schrems argued that such automated systems are \u201cbuilt to withhold relevant information,\u201d and held that companies\u2019 refusal to deliver information about users\u2019 data are a \u201cstructural violation of users\u2019 rights.\u201d While YouTube has yet to make a public statement on the matter, the site has expressed concern over improper use of Article 13, which could see major copyright strikes across the platform \u2013 among many other websites. People asked us what YouTube would look like if Article 13 gets implemented in the wrong way. So we mocked this up\u2026 Does it scare you too? If so, click here to #SaveYourInternet \u2192 https:\/\/t.co\/UzaIKzKpj1 pic.twitter.com\/obaNTfKlQD \u2014 YouTube (@YouTube) January 18, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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