“Given the legal requirements for explicit, informed consent, it is obvious that the vast majority of cookie consent notices are not compliant with European privacy law – researchers at the
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Red Card! The Spanish Data Protection Authority has issued LaLiga a 250,000 EUR fine for using its mobile app to detect bars illegally broadcasting soccer matches, without duly disclosing this
Continue Reading Spanish Data Protection Authority Issues Red Card to LaLiga Over App’s Soccer Broadcast Detection Feature
The “agree button is one of the biggest lies on the internet. This is not consent. This is not notice,” said U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office Executive Director for Technology Policy
Continue Reading UK Privacy Official Says Tech Companies Losing Users’ Confidence: ‘Acquiescence does not equal trust’
“If you start reading all privacy notices you receive, you will spend too much time reading these notices. On the other hand, if a person [ticks a box] ‘I accept
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“This call may be recorded for training purposes…if you consent say ‘Consent’.”
The Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has ordered a company to cease recording phone calls for training purposes
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A pre-ticked checkbox is not valid consent for placing cookies under the EU eprivacy directive – says the Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the EU in the
Continue Reading EU Court of Justice Opinion: Pre-Ticked Checkbox Not Valid Consent For Cookies
The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU has proposed a compromise on issues that are in the way of the EU e-Privacy Regulation.
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Continue Reading Compromise Proposed To Settle Outstanding Issues with ePrivacy Regulation