Berlin Group recommendations on telemetry and diagnostic data
The so-called “Berlin Group” – International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT) – has adopted a working paper on telemetry data with
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“Cookie Walls” for social media? Meta plans to implement “forced consent” on its platforms
We already reported several times on “Cookie Walls” for consent banners, most recently when the banner on heise.de was examined by the Lower Saxony data protection authority
News regarding the “right of access by the data subject” in accordance with art. 15 GDPR
The right of access under art. 15 GDPR is probably the most relevant data subject right under the GDPR and a perennial
Swedish supervisory authority imposes administrative fine on H&M for GDPR infringements in direct marketing
On 17 October 2023, the Swedish supervisory authority (IMY) found violations of the GDPR by the Swedish fashion group H&M. This was the
French data protection supervisory authority imposes fine on pay-TV provider – reason: several GDPR violations
Prior to the evaluation by the CNIL, the French data protection supervisory authority had received several complaints from individuals. They accused GROUP CANAL+
ePrivacy offers support for the implementation of the new EU whistleblowing directive
In our June newsletter, we reported in detail on the new German Act to Improve the Protection of Whistleblowers (“HinSchG”), which entered into force
EU-US Data Privacy Framework – two months on: euphoria or honest skepticism?
Almost two months ago, on 10 July 2023, the European Commission issued the long-awaited adequacy decision pursuant to art. 45 GDPR for the EU-US
Meta reprimanded by European Court of Justice over its use of user data for personalised advertising
After the record fine by the Irish data protection supervisory authority DPC last May (we reported), we can now report on another
Germany allows “Cookie Walls” (under certain conditions)
The Data Protection Commissioner of Lower Saxony (LfD), together with the data protection authorities of eleven other German federal states, has completed
The Swedish regulator is also taking action: Use of Google Analytics prohibited!
The Swedish data protection supervisory authority – Integritetsskydds Myndigheten (IMY) – has investigated a total of four businesses in connection with their use of the web analytics