On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in the X-FAB Dresden case.
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EDPB Publishes Report of Outcome of the Cookie Banner Taskforce
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On January 18, 2023, the European Data Protection Board published its Report on the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Taskforce. …
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Meta Fined €390 Million by Irish DPC for Alleged Breaches of GDPR, Including in Behavioral Advertising Context
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On January 4, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced the conclusion of two inquiries into the data processing practices of Meta Platforms, Inc. on the Instagram and Facebook platforms. …
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CIPL Responds to EDPB’s Calls for Public Comments on Recommendations for Controller Binding Corporate Rules
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On January 10, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth responded to a call for public comments from the European Data Protection Board regarding their Recommendations 1/2022 on the Application for Approval and on the elements and principles to be found in Controller Binding Corporate Rules (Art. 47 GDPR). …
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Belgian DPA Approves IAB Europe’s Action Plan For Consent Framework
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On January 11, 2023, the Belgian Data Protection Authority announced that it has approved the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe’s action plan with respect to its Transparency and Consent Framework. …
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CNIL Fines Apple 8 Million Euros Over Personalized Ads
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On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on Apple for violations of the French rules on targeted advertising and the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies.
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European Commission to Start Adequacy Decision Adoption Process for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
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On December 13, 2022, the European Commission launched the process for the adoption of an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Fines Meta €265 Million for Privacy Violations
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On November 25, 2022, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission released a decision fining Meta Platforms, Inc. €265 million for a 2019 data leak involving the personal information of approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide.
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UK ICO Publishes New Direct Marketing Guidance and Checklists
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office recently published a package of detailed guidance and checklists for direct marketing activities.
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UK Finalizes South Korea Adequacy Decision
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On November 23, 2022, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that it had completed its assessment of South Korea’s personal data legislation, and concluded that sufficiently strong privacy laws are in place to protect UK personal data transferred to South Korea while upholding the rights and protections of UK citizens.
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