Privacy organization Noyb: wave of complaints against cookie banners
Since the launch of the General Data Protection Regulation three years ago, cookie banners have become ubiquitous on the web. The data protection organization Noyb considers these requests to be manipulative - and wants to take action against them. The European data protection organization Noyb wants to take action against illegal cookie consent requests on the web with a large-scale wave of legal complaints. The association sent around 560 letters of complaint to companies in Europe and the USA. According to Noyb's assessment, the companies had used cookie banners to illegally obtain consent for data tracking. Cookies are small data sets that websites store to make users identifiable. Cookies can be used to create user profiles that allow far-reaching conclusions to be drawn about surfing behavior, preferences and lifestyle habits. This knowledge is used for personalized advertising, for example. Clear choice between "Yes" or "No" The association Noyb, founded...