“Now isn’t the time for quick fixes or unsustainable identity solutions – though many have emerged this past year (think: fingerprinting or “universal” IDs). Ultimately, these “workarounds” have an expiration
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New Venture Offers Another Option for the Post-Cookie World
Do you believe in life after third party cookies?
A new venture sets to combine first party data and contextual data.
The combination between a contextually-focused exchange (media.net) and authenticated
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French Data Protection Authority Offers Guidance on Cookies, Trackers
The French data protection authority (CNIL) recently issued detailed guidance on online cookies and trackers. The guidance includes four documents: Guidelines, Recommendations, FAQs, and a specific statement on audience measurement.
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Data Protection Authorities in Germany Target Media Websites
Data Protection Authorities in the German states of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Hamburg and Brandenburg have launched a large scale inquiry against media websites to examine the use of
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Spanish Data Privacy Regulator Issues New Cookies Guidance
Cookies and trackers sat on a wall.
Cookies and trackers had a great fall.
…and all the regulators and all DPAs couldn’t put cookies together again.
The Spanish Agencia Española
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CCPA Regulations: Are Session Cookies Unique Personal Identifiers?
Commentors on the final California Consumer Privacy Act regulation queried: “Are session cookies a “unique personal identifier?”
The California Attorney General replied: Maybe, depending on the context.
- A “unique personal
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Study: Few Consent Management Platforms Meet GDPR Cookie Requirements
A new study has found only 11.8% of the most popular Consent Management Platforms (CMPs) used on UK websites meet the minimal requirements under GDPR and Europe’s eDirective regulations regarding
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Dutch Cookie Check Reveals Half of Websites Failed to Meet Permission Requirements
How compliant is that cookie in the window?
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) carried out a check on approximately 175 websites of web shops, municipalities and media, among other
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Analysis of the Planet 49 Decision on Cookies Under GDPR
C is for “cookie” and also for “consent.”
Consent is necessary for online cookies and trackers, says the Court of Justice of the European Union in its Planet 49 decision.
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Spanish DPA Fines Airline for Cookie Compliance Failures
On the heels of the Planet49 decision, the Spanish data protection authority AEPD has fined Vueling Airlines €30,000 (reduced to €18,000 for payment in full) for failure to provide a
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