CCCMay 14, 2025
Belgian Court of Appeal: The “Transparency & Consent Framework” (TCF) is illegal. TCF is live on 80% of the Internet https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/eu-ruling-tracking-based-advertising-by-google-microsoft-amazon-x-across-europe-has-no-legal-basis/
EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis

EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.

Irish Council for Civil Liberties
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@CCC I guess it's a first step. Any bets on how many years it's going to take before they notice that 99% of the "legitimate interest" stuff isn't actually legitimate, either?
May 15, 2025 at 9:05amWeb