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Meta hit with a €1.2 billion fine, ordered to suspend the EU-US data transfers
US tech giant Meta has been fined a record €1.2 billion for breaching the rules of GDPR. According to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), an authority behind the ruling, Meta violated EU law by sending the personal data of Facebook users to the US, potentially exposing it to US surveillance. The penalty has overshadowed…
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Google Analytics might soon be banned in Norway
On March 1, 2023, the Norwegian data protection authority (DPA), Datatilsynet, released a preliminary opinion about the use of Google Analytics. Datatilsynet stated that using Google’s platform is illegal under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The decision is a follow-up to the 2022 press release, in which the DPA suggested the tool might not…
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Meta’s ad practices ruled illegal under GDPR: Key facts and implications of the decision
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ruled that Meta could no longer use contracts as a basis for its behavioral ads. Instead, they should rely on consent as the ground for personal data processing under the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR). Initially, the Data Protection Commission of Ireland (DPC) had backed Meta’s legal argument…
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TTDSG (TDDDG) – how to make sure your analytics complies with the German law
UPDATE The TTDSG became the TDDDG on May 13, 2024. The law was renamed the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) in order to harmonize German law with the European Digital Services Act (DSA). The term “Telemedium” was mainly replaced by the terminology “digital service” of the European regulation. You can find the official PDF…
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Mikołaj Otmianowski: Awareness of GDPR in Poland is very high. The challenge is in its practical application.
Maciej Zawadziński: Complying with the requirements of GDPR can be quite challenging. In your opinion, how are Polish companies doing in that area in general? And how are they doing when looking only at digital marketing? Mikołaj Otmianowski, Legal Counsel and vice president at DAPR: I think awareness of GDPR in Poland is very high. The…
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Is Google Analytics illegal in the EU?
Note: On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which changes the legal status of transatlantic data transfers. That said, multiple privacy watchdogs point out issues with the new deal. NOYB, a privacy-focused organization founded by Max Schrems, has already announced it will challenge the new framework before the Court…
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Marc Southwell: European data protection authorities should unite to give clear direction for cookies and consent
Maciej Zawadziński: Privacy organization ‘noyb’ recently approached over 500 companies with complaints about violations of the GDPR compliance of their websites’ cookie banners. When they followed up on the problem, some companies fixed violations. Still 82% of all websites had remaining issues. It seems noyb’s complaints have motivated companies to act. But why are they…
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Karolina Iwańska: We still haven’t seen groundbreaking decisions that would provide answers to the most pressing questions about data protection online
Maciej Zawadziński: Today, GDPR and similar laws set down the rules of the game for businesses wanting to collect customer data. But how was personal data online protected before 2018? How did businesses behave then? I like to call that time a sort of “Wild West” – would you agree? Karolina Iwańska: GDPR was not…
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Tim Schumacher: It’s impossible to be online and not in the orbit of Big Tech
Maciej Zawadziński: Big Tech has built their dominant position on the market with interconnected products and services. Nowadays, the quality of their offering has gotten even better. So why is Big Tech’s image worse than ever? Tim Schumacher: In some ways, it seems an unavoidable reality due to the sheer size of Big Tech and…
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Data processing agreement: 7 elements every GDPR-compliant DPA should have
The summary If you want to know how to write a lawful data processing agreement (DPA), you’re in the right place. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through all the important elements of a DPA under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Disclaimer: This blog post is not legal advice. Piwik PRO provides privacy-friendly…
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