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Consent
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HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Dutch Data Protection Authority States Cookie Walls Violate GDPR
By Joke Bodewits, Benjamino Blok
On 7 March 2019 the Dutch Data Protection Authority published guidance that it considers "cookie walls" to violate the GDPR. A cookie wall is a pop-up on a website that…
Simple Justice
Chambers’ Rape Dropped
It’s accurate to say, as the Brooklyn district attorneys office noted, that the law didn’t expressly prohibit cops from having sex with cuffed defendants, as it did with corrections officers.…
Boston Criminal Attorney Blog
SJC ISSUES NEW RULING ON WITHDRAWN CONSENT IN RAPE CASES.
Here’s a twist on an old issue involving Massachusetts rape charges: A victim claims she/he was raped. Importantly, before going further, let’s make sure that we understand what the legal…
Canada in Focus
Canadian Privacy Commissioners jointly issue guidelines to organizations for obtaining meaningful consent
The Privacy Commissioners of Canada, Alberta and British Columbia have jointly issued guidelines aimed at assisting organizations to obtain meaningful consent from individuals for the collection, use and disclosure of…
Password Protected
CNIL vs. Google: 10 lessons from the largest data protection fine ever issued Part Two
Welcome back to our two-part series examining CNIL vs. Google: 10 lessons from the largest data protection fine ever issued. In this post we continue our analysis of CNIL vs. Google by…
Eye On Privacy
Canada’s PIPEDA Consent Guidelines Now In Effect
By Liisa Thomas
Canada’s new guidelines for obtaining consent under PIPEDA are now in effect. Last year federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the Alberta and British Columbia Offices of the Information…
Data Counsel
Cookies and Consent Under the EU GDPR
According to a recent story published by The Register, the U.K. data privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to the U.S.-based newspaper The Washington Post…
Cybersecurity Legal Trends & Topics
Whether offering Cyber Monday discounts, soliciting year-end charitable donations or marketing your business online, your website policies and terms matter!
In the wake of GDPR and California’s new data privacy law, website privacy policies continue to be a hot topic for the business community. These pieces of legislation, the FTC…
Inside Privacy
CNIL imposes GDPR-consent in online advertising space
By Kristof Van Quathem, Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses
On November 9, 2018, the French Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (known as the “CNIL”) announced that it issued a formal warning (available here) ordering the company Vectaury to change…
The Data Advisor
France: CNIL Issues Formal Notices Against Two Marketing Platforms for Lack of Valid Consent for the Processing of Location Data
In July 2018, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) issued two public formal notices against two marketing platform providers— Teemo1 and Fidzup2—for failing to obtain valid consent under the…