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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
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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
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
EU Commission consults on guidelines for platforms fairness and transparency
The new P2B regulation plans that the Commission will issue guidlines on transparency requirements for platforms and search engines to guarantee users have enough understaing
French Competition Authority fines Google for abuse of dominant position in search advertising
The French Competition Authority also said that the company also failed to provide non-discriminatory access to the ad platform and unfairly suspended the accounts of
New Contract summary for consumers of electronic communication services in the EU
The providers of these services, such as telephony, messaging or internet, will need to give to the consumers a summary of the contract before the
After France, Italy also sets up a digital tax
The Italian Budget Law 2019 (Law no.145/2018), published in the Official Gazette (G.U.) on 1 January 2019, introduces a “new” tax on digital services (Italian Digital
French DPA CNIL consultation on its draft recommendations on the use of cookies
France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has launched a consultation for its draft recommendations on the use of cookies. The CNIL conducted a separate consultation last fall to develop
German court says Facebook violates data protection law
German court has ruled that Facebook’s privacy settings violate consumer and data protection law. The ruling, which was published on 24 January 2020, blames Facebook
EU Commission 2020 work program insists on data, digital and SMEs
The European Commission has published its 2020 work program on 29th January 2020 and it clearly puts the focus on the EU data environment, on
Ad industry critical of Google’s decision to phase out third-party cookies
Advertisers have questioned Google’s decision to phase out third-party cookies, CNBC reports. Association of National Advertisers Group Executive Vice President of Government Relations Dan Jaffe and
The European Commission unveils its ideas and actions for a digital transformation that works for all, reflecting the best of Europe: open, fair, diverse, democratic and confident.
CNIL launches investigation of Criteo following PI’s complaint
According to a press release published by Privacy International on March 9th, the CNIL – French Data Protection Authority- has confirmed that it will launch
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