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Sales platforms are meant to sell. But the EU Digital Services Act, data protection laws and unfair competition legislation set limits to what we refer to as 'dark patterns'. Settings that entice consumers to make choices they would have stayed away otherwise. Stay informed on the legislative landscape and join our webinar on 21 May, where our team will be navigating dark pattern EU legislation and trends on enforcement across multiple jurisdictions: https://2bird.ly/44kXw56 #DarkPatterns #OnlinePlatforms

This list is from a couple weeks ago, but CMS is not joking around with complying with price transparency laws. Some of these fines are massive. If you are struggling with compliance, send me a message!

JSA Prism | Consumer Protection | December 2023 CCPA issues Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023   The Central Consumer Protection Authority, in exercise of its powers under Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 notified the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023 on November 30, 2023. The Guidelines were notified after conducting stakeholder consultation and seeking comments from public on the earlier released draft Guidelines.   To read further details, please click here: https://lnkd.in/dr55RrUu Sajai Singh | Himanshu Kumar #jsa #leadinglawfirm #leadinglawyers #legalupdates #consumerprotection #prism

Are you aware of the recent HHS and FTC warning letters? Check out our recent blog to understand the implications and how you can protect your organization's data. #Compliance #PrivacyCompliance #DataPrivacy #PrivacyLaw #HealthcareCompliance

The #Commission is moving on with the implementation of the #DMA - today it has opened a consultation on the draft template for the description of #consumer #profiling #techniques, which #gatekeepers are obliged to submit. The draft template specifies the minimum #information that the #Commission expects #gatekeepers to provide to enhance #transparency and #accountability of their #profiling #techniques. Interested parties have six weeks to submit on EUSurvey their views on the draft, i.e. until 15 September 2023. the draft template: ttps://https://lnkd.in/dcvXmVR9 #DigitalMarketsAct #onlineplatforms #digitaleconomy #dataeconomy #endusers #competition #competitionlaw #privacy #personaldata

❗ If your organisation has delayed the implementation of Consent Mode V2, it is important that immediate action is taken. The 3 most important steps include: 🔍 Assessing your compliance status ✔️ Choosing a compatible Consent Management Platform ⚖️ Consulting with legal experts See full details: https://lnkd.in/eXfjn6aX If you’ve already implemented Consent Mode V2, tune in tomorrow for Anthony McGowan’s top tips for optimising your use! Need some extra support? Get in touch 📳 https://lnkd.in/eR2BVX_Q #ConsentModeV2 #MarketingAnalytics #DataAnalytics #cookieless #ThirdPartyCookies

Let’s shine the spotlight on one of the most - if not THE most - contentious aspects of the latest FCC TCPA ruling: the concept of "logical and topical." 💡 See how businesses can confidently navigate this new terrain and achieve success ➡️ https://ow.ly/innM50QwjPC #activeprospect #fcc #tcpa #deepdive #logicalandtopical #consent #compliance #consentbasedmarketing

ICYMI: My latest piece is about the companies trading your most intimate personal information, regardless of what you, your doctor or the Privacy Act say about it: https://lnkd.in/dkD3Xm_w Despite the supposed protection of our privacy laws, we have been sliced and diced into marketing categories down to a disturbing level of detail, from ‘Tradies’ (small businesses registered at a home address, matched with ‘devices seen at Bunnings’) to ‘Cardiologist visitors’ (people whose phones have been in a cardiologist’s offices, matched with their online ‘content consumption’). It is time for Privacy Act reform, AND better enforcement of the existing law.

The European Commission has published its template for reporting on profiling activities by Gatekeepers under the DMA: For each core platform service a Gatekeeper has to provide a detailed description of all the consumer profiling techniques applied within the core platform service and across multiple core platform services, such as (a) the specific purpose(s) pursued by each profiling technique(s); (b) a description of each category of personal data and data derived from user activity; (c) a description of each category of personal data and data originating from third parties; (d) a detailed description of the inferred data about consumers; and 15 other categories. https://lnkd.in/e6sWBV4q