In October 2019, the German Data Protection Authorities (“DPAs”) published guidelines on how they are going to determine the amount of a fine in case of a violation of the GDPR. The guidelines explain the concept applied by the German DPAs when determining an appropriate fine. According to the press…
On October 1, 2019 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) decided that a pre-ticked checkbox does not constitute valid consent for cookies – irrespective of whether the information stored in the cookie contains personal data or not. The CJEU further ruled that the information on cookies must…