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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 […]
GDPR & DMA at CEDPO: Another great discussion (and a mini bit of sparring too) with Gwendal Le Grand, together with Borja Martínez Corral and our moderator Natascha Gerlach. Readers know how often I get to write critically about the European Data Protection Board, and my first thoughts on their DMA-GDPR Guidelines drafted together with […]
Nothing like a last minute extra – just stepped in to moderate a great discussion with the excellent Herke Kranenborg and Yann Padova after their two co-speakers were unfortunately prevented from attending the CEDPO Conference (no, it wasn’t meant to be a “manel”). Great exchanges on the pragmatism and complications of the SRB judgment of […]
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 […]
SRB: Do potential cyber attacks matter when assessing whether pseudonymisation is sufficient to make personal data cease to be “personal” from the perspective of a recipient? Short answer: no, they shouldn’t. Why is that? In my extensive analysis of the SRB judgment and its practical implications ( https://lnkd.in/e2eNmGUP ), I did not write much about […]
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 […]
So, here’s the comparison between the EDPB’s new ePrivacy Guidelines and the version that was up for public consultation end of 2023. As you can see, not much has changed. The fundamental issues that affected the previous version (competence, overbroad interpretation that doesn’t match the actual meaning of words or the intention of the legislator, […]
Here’s the registration form for the EDPB’s stakeholder event on AI models: https://lnkd.in/enBa5dHq 500-character limit for an explanation of why your organisation should take part More on this in my in-depth article on AI models and GDPR: https://lnkd.in/eYXabSfs data protection privacy