TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes and redress DPOs enforcement action: The EDPB launches coordinated enforcement action on the designation and position of data protection officers. DPOs across the EU will be sent questionnaires, with the possibility of further formal investigations and follow-ups. According to the Portuguese data […]
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Data protection & privacy digest 19 Jan – 3 Feb 2023: threshold for cookies, spy pixels, consent evidence, data storage and deletion
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: threshold for cookies, advertising claims’ mediation, China’s outbound transfers The EDPB approved a minimum threshold for the use of cookies and subsequent processing of the data collected. No cookies that require consent can be set without positive action expressed by the user, […]
Data protection & privacy digest 3 – 17 January 2023: personalised ads dilemma: contract as a legal basis, in-apps tracking via technical identifiers
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Ad Tech: Meta personalised ads, technical identifier system in App Store, IAB Europe’s consent mechanism Meta has a few months to reassess the valid legal basis for how Facebook and Instagram use personal data to target advertising in the EU after the media giant […]
Weekly digest 20 – 26 June 2022: future US data privacy law, new ban on GA, ‘watched from home’ employees
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: future US data privacy law, Canada’s Bill C-27 Last week the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act”, (ADPPA), was officially introduced to the US House of Representatives. The document, be it enforced by Congress, promises to provide consumers with foundational data privacy […]
Weekly digest 13 – 19 June 2022: privacy in the digital age, geolocation, access rights, ransom victim-shaming & more
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal Processes: UK data protection reform, privacy in the digital age The UK Government published its response to the “Data: a new direction” consultation ahead of data protection reform. During the consultation period, it engaged with a range of stakeholders, including over 40 roundtables […]