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Court of Justice of the European Union ruling clarifies cookies consent requirements
Importantly, with this decision, the CJEU established that consent cannot validly be obtained through the use of pre-checked boxes. The ruling resolves several specific questions
CJUE rules that Gmail is not an electronic communication service
See below the major conclusion and link to the ruling. Major conclusion: Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
EC fines Facebook EUR 110 mln for misleading WhatsApp info
Facebook has been fined EUR 110 million by the European Commission for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s investigation of the social network’s
Spotzer and Tiger Pistol partner to provide a global best-in-class marketing solution for SMB’s
By partnering with Tiger Pistol for Social Advertising, Spotzer can offer holistic and even more sophisticated digital marketing solutions. Adding considerable value to SMB customers
At Whitepages, Alex Algard Bought Out His VCs. Now At Hiya He’s Raised $18M To Fight Phone Spam
At his previous company, Whitepages, Alex Algard bought out his venture-capital investors to end a difficult relationship and regain control. Now, at a spin-off company
Irish court orders investigation of Facebook data transfers to US
Ireland’s High Court on Tuesday (20 October) ordered an investigation into Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to the United States, to make sure
German Cartel Office opens two proceedings against Google
The German Cartel Office, Bundeskartellamt, has opened two proceedings against Google Germany, Google Ireland and Alphabet, based on new regulations applying to digital companies. The first
EU Data Strategy : European Parliament unveils a resolution
On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted in plenary session a resolution on the EU Data Strategy. This resolution stresses the importance of the EU
European Data Protection Board Statement on the Council position on e-privacy
The EDPB welcomes the agreed negotiation mandate adopted by the Council on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communication services
On March 10th, 2021, the EDPB and EDPS adopted a joint opinion on the proposal for a Data Governance Act (DGA). The EDPB and EDPS
Council to discuss a first draft paper on the EU Data Governance proposal
On February 22, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU proposed its first draft paper on the EU Data Governance Act, proposal which
Council agrees its position on ePrivacy rules
On February 10th, 2021, member states agreed on a negotiating mandate for the Council on the e-privacy regulation. These updated ‘ePrivacy’ rules will define cases in
