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This one will probably not come as a surprise, but it shows that the EDPB’s “Consent or Pay” Opinion does not represent the only possible view. [In fact, Thomas Fuchs, the Hamburg Data Protection Commissioner and one of the key instigators & authors of the EDPB’s Opinion, has explicitly distanced himself from it, saying that […]
Should businesses really consider making a product fully free, with no ads, nada? During the IAPP video call on the EDPB’s view on its “Consent or Pay” opinion, I was struck by the following instruction for businesses: “first, consider whether you can provide it [= the service/product] for free”. [see at 35m21s in the video […]
Great events I’ll have the pleasure of speaking at in May: 1?? First, an IAPP web conference on adtech where I will be speaking alongside Dr. Sachiko Scheuing (with Joe Jones as moderator). “Adtech: Practical takeaways from recent EU developments”, on 7 May 2024 (4-5pm CET; 10-11am Eastern US). Organised by the IAPP – International […]
Here it goes – my (preliminary) in-depth analysis of the EDPB’s Opinion on “Pay or Consent”. Some objective elements: – This Opinion is 42 pages full of repetition, vague concepts and emotional sections – It is based on an aversion to profile-based advertising that is never properly explained – It does not take into account […]
*Lots* to be said about the EDPB’s Opinion 08/2024 on “Consent or Pay”. One thing that strikes me throughout the document is the insistence on a “Free Alternative Without Behavioural Advertising” (= contextual ads). [Edit: full analysis now live: https://lnkd.in/eddQ4yW8 ] The reasoning goes like this: – if you are a “large online platform”, the […]
Can GDPR administrative fines be imposed for infringements that are not the result of either intent or negligence? (e.g. excusable, non-negligent human error) The CJEU Advocate General Campos S�nchez-Bordona says “No”. Others have already reported on the consequences of the new Opinion in the Deutsche Wohnen case (C?807/21) from the perspective of whether an undertaking […]
So, while we wait to see the EDPB’s Opinion on “Pay or OK”, a few things to look out for: (i) is the EDPB really going to push for a “third” option for large platforms? On what authority? (ii) I have been observing for a while that data protection regulators are adopting increasingly anti-business practices, […]
Pay or OK” is one of the big topics of right now – and ahead of the EDPB’s expected Opinion aimed at Meta’s approach and further Guidelines with a broader scope, IAB Europe has published a useful reminder that “even on digital content or services that may be well-suited for contextual, the selling of non-personalised […]
Great to see so many big and small(er) names of the adtech, publishing and metrics world have already registered for our 2h complimentary webinar taking place on 16 May at 3pm CET / 9am EDT, entitled “Adtech & Metrics: EU Law Evolutions and Tomorrow�s Legal Strategies”. GDPR, ePrivacy, DMA (Digital Markets Act) and DSA (Digital […]
Personal data is a relative concept, EU General Court stresses in a new judgment – “it is necessary to put oneself in [the relevant organisation’s] position in order to determine whether the information transmitted to it relates to �identifiable persons�. The judgment reaffirms the conditional findings of the CJEU in its Breyer judgment (which found […]