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Dutch Data Watchdog Says Website Cookie Walls Violate GDPR

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The Dutch data protection agency (DPA) said when a website forces a user to agree to a cookie policy, or a “wall,” in exchange for access, that request is not compliant with the data protection law in Europe. Many websites rely on consent through allowing cookies, which often shows targeted ads based on search history.

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Google, DTC Retailers Form Advocacy Group

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2) The ongoing elimination of third-party cookies by companies like Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple, and soon, Google. Its first gathering was originally planned as a two-day affair in New York City to discuss Google’s planned sunsetting of third-party cookies. The pandemic forced it on to a digital platform in early Q2.

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Klarna, Swedish FinTech Startup, Buys Bankrupt German Startup Cookies

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Klarna, the Swedish payment service provider, is taking over Cookies, the Berlin FinTech startup that ran out of money. According to a report , the idea behind Cookies was to make mobile money transfers easier. “Now, we want to devote ourselves to what we are best in — building user-friendly products.”

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European Privacy Advocate Files Legal Disputes Over Apple’s Tracking Tools

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With our complaints, we want to enforce a simple principle: Trackers are illegal, unless a user freely consents,” Noyb lawyer Stefano Rossetti said in a statement to the media. We find that this constitutes a violation of the so-called ‘cookie law,". The IDFA is placed into the device without the user’s consent,” Rosetti told CNBC. “We

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Panera Eats Up Au Bon Pain

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Panera CEO Ron Shaich merged his cookie business (the Cookie Jar) with Au Bon Pain to create the Au Bon Pain Company. With the acquisition we are announcing today, we are bringing Au Bon Pain and Panera together again,” Shaich said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov. In 1998, Au Bon Pain was sold off in favor of growing Panera.

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The Supreme Oreo And Other Astonishing Food Commerce

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Popeyes is offering fashion seekers who missed the boat the first time a chance to score something nearly identical,” the company said in a statement. Oreo cookies, of course. Granted, it’s not just any Oreo cookie – one can still unlock the magic at their local grocery store for a few dollars. It’s our uniform. Oreo Supremacy.

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The Foundation for the Fintech Decade: How Account Aggregators will create a New Level Playing Field in India (1/4)

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In most cases, banks only offer PDFs as cookie-cutter monthly statements. This means that in order to share 6 months’ worth of bank activity, users sometimes need to download 6 statements and either upload them individually or stitch them together and send them out as one document.

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