Tag: Consent or Pay
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Op-Ed: A critical analysis of the EDPB’s “Pay or Consent” Opinion
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…
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Op-Ed: Maybe no consent needed for advertising under ePrivacy “cookie” rule?
Reading through the CNIL’s new decision against Yahoo on cookies brings back to mind a question that has stuck with me for well over a decade: what is the exact reasoning that has led many EU-based authorities to say that advertising cookies/etc. are not strictly necessary for the provision of a service, and why does…
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Op-ed: “Pay or data” has its reasons – even if you disagree
“Pay or data” and cookie walls are clearly controversial topics, but I feel something needs to be said regarding their justification – else LinkedIn and the broader web may seem to be a very anti-business environment from a data protection perspective, based on various posts and articles I have seen in recent months. Running a…