Article Belgian authority finds IAB Europe’s consent pop-ups incompatible with the GDPR Following a number of complaints filed in 2018 and 2019, including by Panoptykon and Bits of Freedom, and coordinated by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, the Belgian Data Protection Authority has found that the consent system developed and managed by the adtech industry body IAB Europe, and used by many websites in the EU, is illegal under the GDPR. 16.02.2022 Text
Article GDPR and online advertising – Panoptykon consults IAB Poland’s code of conduct We have taken part in the public consultations of the draft code of conduct which is supposed to help apply the GDPR to the internet advertising sector. The code was prepared by the Polish office of the Internet Advertising Bureau. 23.10.2018 Text
other Panoptykon’s opinion to the art. 11a of the draft law implementing the DSA (dated December 13, 2024) We are concerned that the procedure proposed in the draft law for the issuance of orders preventing access to content by the President of the Office of Electronic Communications does not guarantee adequate protection of the fundamental rights of internet users, and as a result 15.01.2025
other Open Letter: EU - Resist Big Tech Bullying We, the undersigned civil society organisations, trade unions and businesses, urge you to resist political pressure from Big Tech companies and prioritise bold action to protect our democracy and economy. 24.01.2025
other Now or Never: Strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to Hold Big Tech Accountable Once and for All We, the undersigned civil society organisations - based also on direct experience as complainants in cross-border GDPR cases - write to express our concern regarding the development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation, which we believe represents a missed opportunity to 19.02.2025
