1. Background of the case and proceedings in Belgium (a) IAB Europe and real-time bidding in a nutshell The CJEU ruling concerns the Transparency and Consent Framework (“TCF”) that was launched by Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (“IAB Europe”), a European-level association for the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem. The TCF specifically targets the real-time bidding industry, which is active in the provision of online, automated and instantaneous auctions for the sale and purchase of online…
28 January 2024 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. Data Privacy Day encourages the global community to think about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. In an increasingly connected and digitized world, where data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulation are rapidly evolving, the work of the global data community is more vital, and more challenging,…
28 January 2023 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Global Data Privacy and Security Team is pleased to present this special edition update of key data protection and privacy developments and trends across the globe, as well summarising future legislative changes, predictions, and enforcement priorities to look out for during 2023.…