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 compliant cookie disclosure/consent under...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued its Planet 49 decision.
Key takeaways:
A pre-checked check box is not sufficient consent for the placement of cookies....more
Strict is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office highlights “strictly necessary” cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies are cookies which are essential, not just nice...more
Analytics cookies in the crossfire.
Different approaches set forth in the CNIL Guidance and in the ICO cookie guidance.
CNIL – Set list of terms to qualify for an exemption from the need to obtain consent....more
The French privacy regulator CNIL has released guidance on how to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when using cookies and other web tracking technologies that are an integral part of...more
Cookies in the spotlight in France:
Actual consent – in.
Continued browsing – out.
The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, repealed its 2013 guidelines on cookies consent and announced upcoming cookies guidance...more
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 Planet49 case....more
Cookies and trackers sat on a wall, cookies and trackers had a great fall…
Dutch data protection authority, Autoreitpersoonsgegevens (AP), holds that the practice of a cookie banner that does not allow you to enter a...more
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.
Highlights:
A user’s consent to cookies should NOT be required for technical...more