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 […]
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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 […]
Notice and Choice Are No Longer a Choice
How many applications do you have on your phone? Average people have around 80. For each of those applications, you […]
How opt-in consent really works
Consent is only one of several lawful bases for data processing available under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Nonetheless, […]
IAB Europe to release updated consent framework
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe is incorporating feedback from publishers, including Google, as it preps the latest version its […]
Company closure and 4-year ban for director after marketing regulation breach
A director of a lead generating service has been banned for four years after failing to ensure his company complied […]
Company closure and 4-year ban for director after marketing regulation breach
A director of a lead generating service has been banned for four years after failing to ensure his company complied […]
Data location vendor worked with GDPR regulator on data consent model, yielding 70% opt-in rates
Last August French privacy regulator CNIL cited two French location-intelligence companies (Fidzup and Teemo) as non-compliant with GDPR consent rules […]
How to avoid consent fatigue
Consent requests combined with the obligation of transparency aims to give back control to individuals over the use of their […]
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 […]
Consent and preference management: A primer
Here are some tactical steps to ensure compliance for businesses impacted by the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the […]