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Tech firms warns staff with U.S. visas against international travel

Google, Microsoft and Apple are advising some employees on U.S. work visas to avoid international travel due to delays of up to a year for visa stamping appointments at embassies. Immigration law firms representing the companies said the delays stem from new social media screening requirements, and warn that staff risk being stranded outside the U.S. if appointments are postponed. "While in the past the emphasis may have been on processing cases quickly and reducing wait times, our embassies and consulates around the world, including in India, are now prioritizing thoroughly vetting each visa case above all else," a spokesperson for the Department of State told Business Insider.

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Austria rules against Meta

Austria’s Supreme Court has said that Meta’s personalised advertising model breaches the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in a ruling which forces the company to overhaul how it handles user data across the bloc. Under the ruling, Meta must give users full access to all personal data it holds within 14 days of a request. The court found that Meta collected user data from third-party apps and websites and processed sensitive information without "specific, informed, unambiguous and freely given" consent for personalised advertising. "[The ruling] is enforceable throughout the EU by the plaintiff, meaning that, depending on the country of enforcement, non-compliance could result in daily fines or even a prison sentence for the relevant decision-makers at Meta," privacy advocacy group noyb told Reuters.

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