Key Takeaways from the EDPBs Cookie Banner Taskforce Report

On January 17, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) Cookie Banner Taskforce adopted a report which provides useful guidance on cookie banners. The EDPB’s report is available here.

The Cookie Banner Taskforce was established by EU data protection authorities to examine and provide a coordinated response to the complaints raised by the non-profit organization None of Your Business (NOYB), which is co-founded by Max Schrems.

The positions presented in the report reflect the “common denominator” of the EU data protection authorities’ interpretation of the e-Privacy Directive and the GDPR’s provisions regarding the use of cookies and deployment cookie banners. 

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