France orders WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with Facebook without consent
Messaging app has one month to comply or it will face sanctions for sharing user phone numbers and usage data […]
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GDPR: watchdogs give businesses ‘one off’ to continue data processing by moving away from invalid consents
Businesses that find that the consent they currently have to collect and use personal data is invalid under new EU […]
The Working Party guidance on consent is finally here
On Dec. 12, the Article 29 Working Party released for comment a draft of its guidance on consent under the […]
IAB Europe presents industry consent mechanism for meeting challenges under the GDPR
IAB Europe presented a new technical standard to support the digital advertising ecosystem in meeting requirements relating to user consent […]
Re-consenting to marketing under GDPR?
One of the questions we’ve most commonly been asked in recent months is “does the GDPR mean we have to […]
Dutch DPA says Microsoft breaches data protection law with Windows 10
Microsoft breaches the Dutch data protection law by processing personal data of people that use the Windows 10 operating system […]
Fingerprint Clocking-in at Work
In order to be legally compliant with data protection law, an employer must have a “lawful basis” or justifiable reason […]
Considerations for operationalizing data-subject rights under GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation provides individuals with a variety of rights to enforce against organizations that are processing their […]
GDPR consent and fair processing
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 which comes into force in May 2018, will […]
Industry Watchdog Reminds Advertisers of the Importance of Transparency and Choice
Two digital advertising companies, Adbrain and Exponential Interactive, were cited in recent decisions by the Better Business Bureau’s Online Interest-Based […]
Sonos says users must accept new privacy policy or devices may “cease to function”
The sound system maker will not allow existing customers to opt-out of the new privacy policy. Source: Sonos says users […]
Consent is not the ‘silver bullet’ for GDPR compliance
So let’s be clear. Consent is one way to comply with the GDPR, but it’s not the only way. Source: […]