South Korean regulator fines TikTok over mishandling child data
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the country’s telecommunications watchdog, said it has fined the company 186 million won — around […]
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No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body
On 4 May, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted an updated version of its guidelines on consent. EDPB stated […]
France issues first legal decision on facial recognition
The Administrative Court (TA) of Marseille has made its decision regarding the use of facial recognition technology at two French […]
German court sides with consumer groups against Facebook data collection
Facebook has suffered a blow against its data collection practices in Europe, with a German court ruling some of the […]
Cookie consent tools are being used to undermine EU privacy rules
Most cookie consent pop-ups served to internet users in the European Union — ostensibly seeking permission to track people’s web […]
German court decides that GDPR consent can be tied to receiving advertising
On June 27, 2019, the High Court of Frankfurt decided that a consent for data processing tied to a consent […]
Fingerprint case highlights importance of biometric policies and consent
An unfair dismissal case has highlighted the need for companies to update policies and procedures and to obtain full consent […]
Dutch DPA Issues Opinion on Use of Cookie Walls
Recently, the Dutch Data protection Authority has taken the position that the use of so-called “cookie walls,” whereby website access […]
Denmark Data Protection Auth. on GDPR & Voice Recordings
The Denmark Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled on April 11, 2019, that affirmative consent is required when companies record customer […]
Facebook Custom Audience illegal without explicit user consent, Bavarian Data Protection Authority rules
Online shops and marketers routinely share customer data with Facebook to reach them with targeted advertising. Turns out: in many […]
Even ticking a box does not necessarily mean consent is freely given
Digiday spoke to Giovanni Buttarelli, European data protection supervisor, to hear whether media and advertising businesses have done enough to […]
Association of German Supervisory Authorities issues paper on broad consent for research
On April 3, 2019, the Association of German Supervisory Authorities (“Datenschutzkonferenz” or “DSK”) issued a paper on the interpretation of […]