
European Court of Justice: Ad Cookies Require Opt-in Consent
In the past months, European data protection supervisory authorities were pushing for opt-in consent as the standard model for using cookies that are not strictly technically necessary for the provision of a website, such as for purposes of ad retargeting, cross-website or cross-device tracking and...

Website-Compliance: How to Lawfully Use Cookies
Whilst debates among EU institutions and lobby groups on a revision of cookie regulations continue, the data protection supervisory authorities in Europe carry on with interpreting and enforcing the existing regulations by taking a stand on how to lawfully use cookies. After the German supervisory...