The Italian data protection authority, the Garante, ruled that profiling through cookies by a famous social network cannot be based on the legitimate interest of users.
The new guidelines of the Italian data protection authority on cookies introduce onerous privacy-related obligations for any websiteย with effect from January 9, 2022.
The ePrivacy Regulation is finally at a decisive turning point because the Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on the final version of the text.
The latest guidelines of CNIL on cookies and the draft of the ePrivacy Regulation amplified even further the current inconsistency around cookie rules, requiring a new approach to ensure their privacy compliance.
With the new Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the ePrivacy Regulation could be at a turning point. Still, there are a few open negotiations that might impact the future of the economy.
The new draft of the ePrivacy Regulation introduces substantial changes. The final approval still appears far to happen, but companies may start to get ready.
LawBytes #37 deals this week with the upcoming ePrivacy Regulation which will complement the GDPR and introduce new rules on cookies, IoT and M2M communications.
Cookies privacy consent under the GDPR was tested in the opinion of the EU Advocate General on the Planet49 case, opening interesting questions on the current regime.