GDPR
A French railway company required its customers to specify whether they wanted to be addressed as “Mr” or “Ms” when booking their tickets online. A recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union shows that such a requirement is unlawful. This is because the data relating to the title ar
The new Digital Markets Act and its impact on marketing of online stores
The long-awaited major change in the collection and use of cookies, which was supposed to ban third-party cookies in Google Chrome, is not taking place in the end. However, new obligations have already emerged in the shadow of the event, including the obligation to redesign cookie bars on websites b
How to deal with cookie bars, or a summary of 2023 in the GDPR according to the Czech Data Protection Authority
Do you want to know all the important GDPR changes and recommendations for the last year 2023? We bring you a clear summary of the 100-page Annual Report 2023 of the Czech Data Protection Authority. You will learn, among other things, interesting facts about the inspections carried out, the developm
Can ad blocking be blocked? The battle between users and website operators
Ad blocking using various applications or browser extensions is a common tool used by users when “surfing” the Internet. The benefit to the user is an ad-free browsing experience. However, advertising revenue is the primary, and sometimes sole, income for many website operators. How effectively do s
New recommendations for operating video surveillance systems have been released. Do you adhere to them?
After a long wait, the Personal Data Protection Office has issued a new methodology for operating video surveillance systems. In addition to practical recommendations, it also contains templates for the most frequently drawn up documents related to the video surveillance systems and their operation
Rogue Email Marketing: Spam-infected messages to customers cost millions
We have had a Halloween that has been variously accepted in our country, followed by the less controversial All Souls' Day. And just on that day, the Personal Data Protection Office ("PDPO") published one, rather scary fine of CZK 7.7 million. The fined company sent commercial communications to prom
Facebook fights for the privacy of its employees. It has protected it from the European Commission
Two actions similar in content (here and here) have been brought before the Luxembourg General Court. Facebook seeks by these actions the annulment of a decision by which the European Commission (the “Commission”) requested, under a risk of a fine of EUR 8 million per day, the provision of documents
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