Bavarian DPA Conducts Website Cookie Practices Sweep, Announces Fines under Consideration
Data Protection Authority (DPA) of the German state of Bavaria announced it was considering fining a number of companies under the GDPR for their website cookie practices.
None of these companies appear to be in Google-style tech industries. The Bavarian DPA’s action potentially signals that cookies, user tracking, and online advertising are not a ‘tech industry issue,’ but instead a priority issue for companies irrespective of their industry – and one that can carry GDPR fine risk.
