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Some thoughts on today’s EDPB “Pay or Consent” stakeholder event – in practice one about the future of GDPR enforcement, consent, adtech and even the future of the Internet: – At times, things got heated in our breakout room between two camps, typically privacy rights campaigners + contextual ad solution providers on the one hand […]
The uncovering of a dataset with information on the movements and even domicile of European Commission officials is an important reminder that, as with every other technology or data point, location data can be abused. Since the news broke out, I have seen several seizing upon it to say that data brokers are inherently illegal […]
Just one month to go for comments on the EDPB’s new ePrivacy guidelines, so here’s a reminder of why you *should* respond if your company has digital activities: – The new EDPB guidelines concern the scope of Art. 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, which was never only about cookies but about the storing of information […]
Does your business use profile-based advertising / personalised advertising, whether as publisher, advertiser or adtech intermediary? You will want to tune in to the free webinar this Friday at noon CET in which I will be discussing key topics regarding the GDPR, DSA and ePrivacy rules and the “consent or pay” debate – as well […]
Not a gatekeeper? No matter – the DMA-GDPR Guidelines of the EDPB & European Commission are important: the EDPB’s input aims to ensure consistency in the interpretation of the GDPR. I’ll go through all 55 pages before next week’s great CEDPO panel with the EDPB’s own Gwendal Le Grand, Borja Martínez Corral and our moderator […]
Several posters seem to agree with the EDPB’s new ePrivacy Guidelines. “Of course every computer interaction is covered”. I disagree, but let’s imagine they are right. Isn’t it still problematic that *almost nothing is exempt from consent* nowadays in the eyes of most EDPB members? First, the basics. Under Art. 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive […]
Significant news from the ICO re Meta: lower price than EU, and no “less personalised ads” offering… in the UK. The “Pay or OK” type of approach is alive and well over there (in this case: for Facebook & Instagram). Compared to the EU approach, it looks like the UK regulator has taken a pragmatic stance […]
Simplification and the Draghi report in relation to EU digital laws: what could/should be done? Some thoughts I shared at an event yesterday on the topic: 1. The laws themselves are not always bad. While I have argued for getting rid of the ePrivacy Directive altogether (by taking into account overlaps with the GDPR and […]
Fun day! After moderating a RAID panel with as panelists EDPB Chair Anu Talus, Luxembourg CNPD President Tine A. Larsen, Deputy Head of Data Protection Unit at the Commission’s DG Justice Karolina Mojzesowicz, MEP Brando Benifei and Gibson Dunn Partner Ahmed Baladi, I then was a speaker in a debate alongside Max Schrems of noyb.eu, […]
One month into the summer consultation process (thanks EU Commission & others!), a few thoughts on the ICO’s online advertising consultation. There is still one month to respond to the “call for views” from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (soon “Information Commission”) regarding its approach to regulating online advertising: https://lnkd.in/evScibNJ I cannot stress enough the […]