Data Revolution: How U.S. Privacy Laws Change the Way Data Should be Managed by Retail and Tech Industries
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office recently reported that it is continuing its review of website cookie banners. It had expressed concern late last year that these banners were not giving “fair choices” because they did...more
On 18 January 2023, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) announced the adoption of a report on the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Task Force (the “Task Force”). The Task Force was formed in September 2021 for...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a draft report of the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Taskforce (the Report). The Report describes how regulators apply cookie legislation in handling certain types of...more
Probably not. A data subject’s consent to the use of analytics or behavioural cookies must be a valid “affirmative act.” While it may be argued that the data subject is indeed performing an “affirmative act” by continuing...more
Probably not. A cookie can qualify as “personal data” under GDPR when it can be linked to an individual person. Even in instances where a cookie cannot be linked, it is still governed by the ePrivacy Directive and...more