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We have zero civil liberties tech companies have lobbied our gov $$$ and left us unprotected

Seriously though, congratulations! And, many thanks for all your hard work on this over the years. It's a textbook case of malicious non-compliance, and it's really great to see this decision -- momentous indeed!

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social @wendysiegelman.bsky.social

So, what is the consequence for websites that used it for many years now illegally?

The court refers to paragraph 535 of the Belgian Data Protection Authority's 2022 decision and says it all holds (except RTB if TCF is not involved) Here is paragraph 535 of that decision (full text here www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files...)

I never understood why the IAB didn't follow the herd and set up on Dublin. Can't imagine the DPC shutting down RTB.

We are indeed

(I was reading "It" in "It applies immediately across Europe" to refer to the judgment, but I guess it could also be read to refer to the DPA decision)

What is worrying is the number of 'users' who refuse to accept that these outfits collect data and sell it.

Yes! YaY! Sham consent popups a daily nuisance, yes indeed. 👍👍👏👏

I don't know if this is the logic behind the ruling, but those "allow cookies?" pop-ups are so nebulous that there's no way they can qualify as "informed consent" for whatever they're tracking. It would be a godsend if this results in websites having one fewer obnoxious fucking pop-up.

👏 well done