Universal Consent: Building Beyond Cookie Consent
Data Dividend: What is Personal Data Worth?
Privacy Litigation Trends: Meta Pixels, Cookie Opt-Out, and Sale of Data
Data Revolution: How U.S. Privacy Laws Change the Way Data Should be Managed by Retail and Tech Industries
Fashion Counsel: Privacy in the Retail Fashion Industry
E8: Interview with Cookiebot CEO on Technical Solutions to GDPR Readiness
This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of data...more
Would you like some milk with those website cookies? We know the common privacy joke. However, website cookies and online tracking technologies (collectively, “cookies”) are increasingly no joking manner as they can create...more
The world of digital advertising is always changing. Google’s recent move to delay the end of third-party cookies gives us a bit more time, but the push for better user privacy and data protection is here to stay. In this...more
When it comes to website privacy compliance, cookies have consistently presented the most fraught issues for U.S. businesses. This is especially true for those businesses that find themselves in a sometimes new or often...more
CPPA Amends Draft CPRA Regulations & Announces Public Comment Dates - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has announced amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act proposed regulations, which primarily...more
In recent years, the digital marketing and global AdTech industry have seen seismic changes, and online marketers are facing challenges under new privacy laws and regulations. Substantial restrictions on targeted advertising...more
Many EU companies have their own ideas on what US Privacy laws mean for the, Here are three of the more common myths out there, busted. Myth 1: I don’t have physical presence in the US so the laws don’t apply to me....more
Welcome to the third installment in our eight-part series preparing you for the post-cookie world. In our first post, we provided a deep dive into third-party cookies for a baseline understanding of the technology and the...more
Last month, the European Center for Digital Rights (more commonly known as None of Your Business or “noyb”) launched a new campaign against the use of allegedly unlawful cookie banners by sending nearly 600 draft complaints...more
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) overwhelmingly passed both legislative chambers this month and is expected to be signed by the Governor in the coming weeks with an effective date of January 1, 2023. Best...more
The regulation of cookies and similar tracking technologies is rapidly evolving, not only in the European Union and United Kingdom but also in the United States and globally. If you have visited a website recently, you might...more
First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more
Gerade für Juristen ist Begeisterung für und ein Verständnis von Branchen, Geschäftsmodellen und Technologien – gerade vor dem Hintergrund des Datenschutzrechts und des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – unerlässlich und...more
According to the Council of the European Union, there are plans to move forward with replacing the Cookie Directive with the ePrivacy Regulation. Background on the ePrivacy Directive - While the General Data...more
CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses - Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and European businesses. Main Topics - Is my business affected by CCPA and why? - I am already GDPR...more
For 25 years – since the introduction of Internet Explorer 2 – our browsers supported third-party cookie technology that formed the basis of internet advertising. The cookie party is ending. Tech lawyers and business...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Seventh Circuit's ruling finding standing for an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claim, the European Data Protection Board's updated...more
With the enactment of the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA”), the restaurant and food service industry has been forced to cope with a shifting privacy...more
Likely not. While the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation suggests that, in some circumstances, consent may be inferred when a subscriber amends or sets controls in an internet browser, the ICO has...more
Have you ever looked at a product online and realized it was following you around the internet? Have you ever visited a different website and seen the item you were just thinking about purchasing? These friendly reminders are...more
On October 1, 2019, the European Union Court of Justice notably ruled on the type of consent required by a consumer in order to store cookies on their device. The case involved a promotional online lottery organized by...more
Maybe. The GDPR does purport to allow data subjects to bring private rights of action. Likewise, certain implementations of the ePrivacy Directive, like the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, allow for...more
French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidelines on Cookie Use - CNIL, France’s data protection authority, has released new rulesfor obtaining consumer consent under the GDPR for companies using cookies and other tracking...more
On July 18, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) issued new guidance on the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies (collectively referred to as “cookies” below). The guidance clarifies the instances in...more
Likely no. The placement of analytics or behavioural advertising cookies can only be accomplished when the basis for the placement of the cookies is the data subject’s consent. In order for consent to comply with the...more