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02 Feb
2022

The BE DPA to restore order to the online advertising industry: IAB Europe held responsible for a mechanism that infringes the GDPR

The Belgian DPA has found that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), developed by IAB Europe, fails to comply with a number of provisions of the GDPR. The TCF is a widespread mechanism that facilitates the management of users’ preferences for online personalised advertising, and that plays a pivotal role in the so called Real Time Bidding (RTB). The BE DPA imposed a €250.000 fine to the company, and gives IAB Europe two months to present an action plan to bring its activities into compliance. 


25 Nov
2021

Belgian DPA sends its draft decision in the IAB Europe case to European counterparts

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has finalized its draft decision in the case against IAB Europe. Its European counterparts have been notified about this, and now have 4 weeks to provide the BE DPA with potential feedback on the draft.


15 Jun
2021

Facebook case : the CJEU has ruled

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today in the case between Facebook and the BE Data Protection Authority, which has been ongoing since 2015.