Dutch Unemployment Benefit Recipients Unfairly Targeted
The Dutch agency UWV has been found to have illegally tracked the online behaviors of benefits recipients, violating privacy and data protection laws.
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MEPs Call for Stronger Privacy Measures against User Tracking
Ten MEPs have called on the European Commission to introduce a moratorium on the tracking of users.
EU court ruling on Meta may impact first party cookie use
CJEU has issued a ruling that could impact Meta’s ability to track user data across its platforms without explicit consent.
German Supervisory Authorities Publish Opinion on Subscription Websites
German DPAs issued an opinion concerning websites that offer visitors options to access a free version which tracks user behavior or a paid version without monitoring.
Austria challenges EU newspapers’ pay-or-cookie walls
Austrian data protection authority (DSB) made the ruling that readers be able to choose either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to this type of cookie paywall.
Meta to rely on legitimate interests as basis for user tracking
Starting April 5th, Meta will use ‘legitimate interests’ as its legal basis for targeting EU users with tailored advertisements.
Amazon subsidiaries worry data protection advocates
From skimming customers’ Amazon Kindle to noting their preferred groceries on Prime, Amazon has perfected the craft of data tracking.
In 2023, Resolve to Fix Your Organization’s Meta Pixel Problem
It’s time to be proactive about user privacy. Find out if you’re sending too much data to Facebook—or if you need to send data at all.
Meta to appeal €390m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches
Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR.
Microsoft Receives 60 Million Euro Fine from CNIL
The French authority imposed a 60 million euro fine on Microsoft for failing to implement a mechanism to reject cookies as easily as accepting them.
France’s Mr. Privacy turns cybersnooper
How the disgraced co-founder of France’s answer to Google moved into the murky world of cybersurveillance.
Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans
Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.