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Navigating A Cookieless Future: PPC Strategies For Law Firms in a Privacy-First World

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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

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Second time´s a charm – Spanish DPA's decision on NOYB vs. Google Analytics Part 2

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Following NOYB's filing of 101 complaints over continuous EU-U.S. data transfers by websites operators in the European Economic Area (EEA) in the post-Schrems II era, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) issued its first...more

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Getting to Know Google Analytics 4 for Legal Marketers

Why You Should Upgrade to Google Analytics 4 Google Analytics 4 (G.A.4.) has made waves since its launch, and Google has been nudging people to upgrade for the past two years. Why? Google is essentially making it mandatory to...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Google Must Remove False Information from Search Results, Says EU Highest Court

On Dec. 8, 2022, the European Court of Justice set forth an opinion requiring Google to remove false information from being indexed in Google search results. Individuals in Europe will now be able to request removal of URLs...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Divergence Among EU Data Protection Authorities as Spanish DPA Rules that the Use of Google Analytics Does Not Breach the GDPR

In a recent decision, the AEPD (the Spanish data protection authority) became the first EU Data Protection Authority to reject one of the 101 complaints filed by privacy activist organisation, NOYB, against 101 European...more

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One More Thing from 2022 with Team LISI

Hey, podcast listeners. I am Taryn Elliott, director of client success and marketing at LISI, and this is LISI’s All the Things podcast. Team LISI is in the hot seat for this month’s episode of One More Thing. Robyn Addis,...more

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Three Things - What I Learned this Year with Taryn Elliott and Ann Caskey

Content creation. Websites design and development. SEO. Google Analytics. Social Media. Podcasts. MarTech. We covered a lot this year. As 2022 comes to a close, LISI’s Director of Client Success + Marketing, Taryn Elliott,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Danish DPA Follows Suit and Becomes the Latest EU Data Protection Authority to Conclude that the Use of Google Analytics is...

In a recent announcement, Datatilsynet, the Danish Data Protection Authority (“Danish DPA”), declared that the Google Analytics tool does not comply with the GDPR’s requirements for international transfers. As such, it...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Google Analytics Runs Afoul of GDPR

Recent reports from several European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), the bodies empowered to regulate consumer privacy under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), have ruled that Google Analytics violates the...more

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Transferring Data from the EU: What to Take Away from the Recent Google Analytics GDPR Rulings

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Companies using Google Analytics (“Analytics”) or similar platforms may be interested in recent rulings of several European data protection authorities that found Analytics data transfers to the U.S. to be non-compliant with...more

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5 Things to Know About Google Analytics, Transfers and Schrems II

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Here are five things you should know about Google Analytics, transfers and Schrems II. 1. Down to Middle Earth We Go Brush up on your J.R.R. Tolkien because Datatilsynet in its new guidance on cloud providers, says you...more

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The French Data Protection Authority Joins the Austrian Data Protection Authority in Ruling that the Use of Google Analytics...

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French regulators have held that the use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR, a decision that likely has broad implications for web analytics companies and website operators. On February 10, 2022, the French Data...more

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A Digital Advertising Primer on Preparing for the Post-Cookie World: Part Three

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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

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CNIL concludes that data transfers to the US through the use of Google Analytics violate GDPR

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On 10 February 2022, the French supervisory data protection authority (CNIL) announced that it issued a formal notice to a website operator to bring its data processing in relation to audience measurement and analysis in...more

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No Google Analytics for You, Part Trois

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The supplemental measures adopted by Google to regulate data transfers within the framework of the Google Analytics functionality are not sufficient to exclude the possibility of access by American intelligence services to...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Meta's Annual Report Says It May Have To Shut Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe Because of GDPR – A Fact, Not a Threat

In July 2020, the Schrems II decision issued and the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework was invalidated. Further, and broader than the invalidation of Privacy Shield adequacy...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Austrian Data Protection Authority Ground-breaking Google Analytics Decision: Analysis and Key Takeaways

The Austrian data protection authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde; Austrian DPA) recently ruled that the use of Google Analytics violated Chapter V (transfers of personal data to third parties) of the EU General Data...more

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Google Analytics Ruled Unlawful by Austrian Data Protection Authority Under the GDPR and Schrems II Decision

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More, possibly similar decisions are expected in the coming months, throwing cross-Atlantic data transfers and trade into doubt as diplomats seek a Privacy Shield replacement. In late December, the Austrian Data...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Can European Websites use Google Analytics and Similar Services Without Violating the GDPR?

It has been nearly a year and a half since the Schrems II decision issued in July 2020, which invalidated the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. As a result, companies were forced...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What Is the Future for Opt-Out Class Actions in the UK After Lloyd v Google?

Takeaways - The U.K. Supreme Court, in its much-anticipated decision in Lloyd v Google, held that “opt-out” representative (class) actions cannot proceed unless the plaintiff proves material damage and shows that each class...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

France Fines Facebook and Google For Violating the EU Cookie Law: You Need to Make it As Easy to Refuse as a Cookie, as it is to...

France recently fined Alphabet Inc’s Google $169 million and Meta Platform’s Facebook $67 million on grounds that the companies violated the EU e-Privacy directive (aka the EU “Cookie Law”) by requiring too many “clicks” for...more

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Over Before They’d Begun: The End of the Road for Data Protection Class Actions? The UK Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021]...

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On 10 November 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Lloyd v Google LLC. In what will be seen as a landmark decision in the fields of data protection and collective actions in the UK, the Supreme...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

UK Supreme Court Rules for Google in “Class Action”—However, Increased Data Damages and Fines Risk Remains

This year has seen further record GDPR fines levied by Data Protection Authorities, however, a second “under the radar” risk exists—namely, being sued for damages. Today we saw a sea-change case (Lloyd v Google) ruling by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Data Privacy Fines and Damages “Double Jeopardy”: UK Supreme Court Hears Google “Class Action”

his week sees a key hearing before the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lloyd v Google, an event long awaited by those familiar with data protection law proceedings in Europe. The case concerns the so-called “safari...more

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The end of dark patterns in “cookie walls”: German court bans deceptive designs

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Website operators are not permitted to use cookies and similar tracking technologies for analysis and marketing purposes without the informed consent of users, if this involves sharing personal data with third parties and...more

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