Tired of Cookie Banners? The EU “Cookie Pledge” against Cookie fatigue

Background On 28 March 2023, the European Commissioner Didier Reynders announced the launch of the Cookie Pledge to encourage solutions from companies to address cookie fatigue and empower consumers to make effective choices regarding tracking-based advertising models. This has opened the floor to the discussion of potential avenues through which pop-ups on websites can be…

AI – Cybersecurity and Standardisation – The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) Report

As artificial intelligence (“AI”) continues to evolve, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (“ENISA”) has recently published an overview report on AI cybersecurity and standards. ENISA states that: “The overall objective of the present document is to provide an overview of standards (existing, being drafted, under consideration and planned) related to the cybersecurity of artificial…

French watchdog directs Meta to change its “discriminatory” ad verification criteria

On May 4th 2023, the French competition watchdog, l’Autorité  de la concurrence, issued interim measures against Meta for discrimination in its ad verification criteria. The provisional decision followed an October 2022 complaint from Adloox, a company which provides ad verification services. The initial outlined abusive conditions for accessing Meta’s “viewability” and “brand safety” partnerships, which…

EDPB clarifies personal data breach notification requirements for non-EU controllers

On 28 March 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted updated guidelines on the obligation for non-EU established controllers to notify supervisory authorities (“SA”) following a personal data breach. Article 4(12) of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) stipulates that a personal data breach occurs when there is an “accidental or unlawful destruction, loss,…