The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed in the Planet49 case that a pre-ticked checkbox does not constitute valid consent for ePrivacy purposes. Read more

Following its recent admission that its own cookie consent mechanism was non-compliant (see previous blog post here), the UK privacy regulator (the ICO) updated its cookie notice last week (see our previous blog post here) and has now published guidance on cookies and similar technologies. Key messages are: No implied consent for non-essential cookies allowed, … Read more