commit 4062eabc183d4725036b930aa1205ea7b7258b80 parent d48099f715f98944f6b68f5a1d3394559b8bd2ea Author: pyratebeard <root@pyratebeard.net> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 23:10:32 +0000 the_cookie_crumbles Diffstat:
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diff --git a/entry/the_cookie_crumbles.md b/entry/the_cookie_crumbles.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +I am [not a fan](https://log.pyratebeard.net/entry/20220108-type_cookie_you_idiot.html) of the abusive use of cookies and the despicable consent pop-ups. So I am delighted to read that a decision has been reached by the Belgian Data Protection Authority that online advertising trade body IAB Europe's consent pop-ups are unlawful, and they must delete all user data for violating GDPR. + +You can read more about this on the [Irish Council for Civil Liberties](https://www.iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rules-that-iab-europes-consent-popups-are-unlawful/) website, and here is the [PDF of the full decision](https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/publications/beslissing-ten-gronde-nr.-21-2022-english.pdf). + +This decision will impact hundreds of companies that use this data, and looks to be another step forward in the battle against the obnoxious plague of cookies and pop-ups.