EDPS Guidelines on the concepts of controller, processor and joint controllership
On 7 November, the EDPS published a series of guidelines to help businesses determine whether they are controllers, processors or joint controllers. The guidelines
Supervisory authorities against Google Analytics & Co.
Google Analytics and similar services only lawful with consent? In the press release of November 14, the State Commissioner for Data Protection
The “Planet49” decision of the European Court of Justice – a threat to programmatic advertising?
A few days ago, the European Court of Justice handed down its judgment in the “Planet49” case. This ruling had been eagerly
Current CNIL recommendations on No-Deal Brexit
On 10th of September the French data protection authority CNIL published information on the effects of a no deal Brexit on the
RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: links don’t have to be removed by Google worldwide
The right to be forgotten (Art. 17 GDPR) does not have to be implemented worldwide by search engine operators. The European Court
Legal uncertainty with regard to online tracking: website operators receive warning notices
In August, an Austrian law firm began sending dozens of warnings to website operators on behalf of an Internet user. The letters
Data protectors can demand the deactivation of Facebook fanpages
According to the ruling of the ECJ, fanpage operators and Facebook are jointly responsible for data processing of personal data. Data protectors
Fine proceedings of the Bavarian data protection authority against the use of website tracking?
The Bavarian data protection authority is apparently planning a fine proceeding against the use of website tracking and similar technologies on the
Smart speakers
The German Data Protection Officer and the Hamburg Data Protection Officer check the GDPR-conformity of Alexa and Siri. As a result, Google
CNIL guidelines on tracking
On 4 July, the French data protection authority CNIL published updated guidelines on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies in