Article: GDPR

Question 1

What is the GDPR?

Answer 1

• European Union General Data Protection Regulation

- Requires companies to obtain specific legal bases to use customers´ data and track their behaviors

Question 2

What is the deal with Google?

Answer 2

• Google forces consent on tracking and this can only be turned off very difficulty in a submenu
• Lack of clarity on how collected data is used
• Allegedly leaked personal data to more than 1000 companies

Question 3

What is the deal with Microsoft?

Answer 3

• Collected data without informing the user

- Didn´t give users the option to turn off the feature of collecting data through event logs

Question 4

What is the deal with Twitter?

Answer 4

• Didn´t give users information about how they are tracked when links in tweets are clicked

Question 5

What is the deal with Facebook?

Answer 5

• Allegedly blocked the accounts of users who did not give consent

Question 6

What does the GDPR require?

Answer 6

• Clear and comprehensive notices regarding cookies
• Companies have to give customers an explicit opt-in consent (or reject) to obtain their personal data
• Users must give explicit consent