Let the name-calling begin. Companies looking to leverage data are now told that it is just like they are responsible for oil spills, cancer and drug cartel violence. As a lawyer working for some of the companies facing these absurd comparisons, I thought I would tackle another controversial stance now: just how absolute (or relative) […]
Very interesting (and non-dogmatic) outcome here of a question on the extent to which a person can waive data subject rights. Self-determination and the non-absolute nature of data protection rights are topics that will very likely give rise to more discussion in the future! gdpr data protection privacy Thanks Dr. Carlo Piltz for highlighting it!
Join us on Tuesday 7 May, with Dr. Sachiko Scheuing and Joe Jones, for a discussion on the Adtech takeaways of recent EU developments. PayOrConsent, DMA, DSA, etc. 4pm CET / 10am Eastern US / 7am Pacific US Free registration: https://lnkd.in/eK3SiiZy GDPR data protection IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals
So, about the Dutch DPA scraping guidelines: based on my experience, they are just wrong. I know they have gone viral in the data protection & AI circles, but they are based on premises about scraping that might not align with best practices. Why? First, much in the scraping guidelines of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) […]
Important read! Empirical study shows a significant reduction in value of ads without tracking. Anyone promoting tracking-free contextual ads over profile-based advertising (such as the EDPB) really needs to consider the fact that *this doesn’t work for everyone* and it will have massive repercussions for the digital economy. Let’s look at some of the findings […]
Out of the blue, I just received an invitation to apply for a job as Tax legal advisor. Contrary to their belief (hopefully not yours), I have developed a different kind of expertise (maybe I should offer my services to help them improve their understanding of their data). If, unlike them, you think I might […]
Expect a lot of misinformation regarding AG Rantos’s Opinion of today in the CJEU case regarding Schrems v Meta. Why? (i) Some campaigners are claiming that this is a victory on question 2*, because the advertising industry would allegedly keep years and years of data for advertising purposes. Yet old information is less valuable for […]
Illustration: Dall-E rendering of just how potentially evil the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and certain privacy rights campaigners view the “Pay or Consent” approach + large companies. I didn’t try to get any drug cartel references in there, though as a lawyer acting for adtech companies I have been likened to a drug cartel […]
Registration now open for our 2h webinar on Adtech & Metrics: EU Law Evolutions and Tomorrow’s Legal Strategies! (16 May, 3pm CET) – Are you in the adtech & metrics industry or do you work for a digital platform or publisher? And are you involved in product design, Legal, Compliance, privacy or data protection? This […]
Sending an e-mail to the wrong recipient by mistake is “potentially” an infringement of Articles 5 and 6 of the GDPR, says Belgian DPA, in a “prima facie” decision that may cause a stir. In proceedings before it, the Belgian DPA can decide whether to take a preliminary decision *before* any decision on the merits. […]
