The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO“) has published its eagerly awaited guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies.  In it, the UK’s data protection authority has formally recognised the stricter standards of consent and transparency required for cookie usage in the world of the GDPR.  Organisations are advised to take prompt action to review […]

On 20 June the ICO issued its interim report into a its review of the adtech industry and real time bidding process (“RTB”) that forms an integral part of the online advertising ecosystem. The ICO has identified adtech as a priority area for review, noting the pervasive growth of an industry which is reliant on […]

On July 9th, Europe’s highest court – the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – is set to hear a case concerning the validity of two key data transfer mechanisms: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and Privacy Shield – mechanisms widely used by businesses within the European Economic Area (EEA) to legitimise the transfer […]

We reflect on the ICO’s report “GDPR – One year on”. The message from the ICO is clear. Everything has increased in the last year – significant increases to the level of public engagement and awareness of data privacy; the number of data breaches reported and the ICO’s own resources have been stepped up to […]

By Patrick Van Eecke The Belgian Data Protection Authority on Tuesday May 28 sanctioned a local politician with a fine of 2000 EUR for having abused e-mailaddresses of citizens for election purposes. Although the amount of the fine is rather low, it shows the newly elected members of the DPA take their role seriously since […]