Scope: dataprotection

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Join our panel discussion on recent European adtech enforcement trends

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

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Why the Dutch DPA guidelines on web scraping are fundamentally flawed

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) […]

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Empirical study reveals the massive economic drop in ads without tracking

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 […]

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The ironic reality of automated recruitment matching algorithms

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 […]

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Debunking the inevitable misinformation around the Schrems v Meta opinion

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 […]

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Registration open: legal strategies for tomorrow’s adtech and metrics rules

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 […]

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Is sending an email to the wrong recipient automatically a GDPR violation?

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. […]

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Developing tomorrow’s legal compliance strategies for digital advertising

Adtech & metrics: EU law evolutions and tomorrow�s legal strategies” – tentative title for our next webinar mid-May, in the form of a 2h virtual & complimentary workshop. Measurement, attribution, monetisation; legal grounds and technologies. A number of key topics would be examined from a legal perspective (taking into account the broader data protection framework […]

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Why target ads don’t inherently require consent under the IAB Europe ruling

No, consent is *not* required for real-time bidding or targeted ads pursuant to the CJEU’s IAB Europe / TCF judgment. Why not? Because the paragraph where the CJEU suggests this is not part of the scope of the responses, so it’s an “obiter dictum” – that’s what it’s called when a court says something that […]

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The corporate obsession with appointing an executive Chief AI Officer

You’re a Chief AI Officer! And you! And you too!” – Recently, requiring AI officers has become all the rage. (Funnily enough, there were Chief Internet Officers at one point, and there may still be vestiges of the role of Chief Blockchain Officer in some places) In the US, the White House Office of Management […]

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