“Dark patterns” – social media platform interfaces that can lead users to make unintended and potentially harmful decisions regarding the processing of their personal data – are a subject of increasing scrutiny in the EU. New guidelines of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on “dark patterns in social media platform interfaces” confirm the focus
On March 7, 2016, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered into a Consent Decree with Verizon Wireless relating to the company’s use of Unique Identifier Headers (UIDH) for targeted advertising purposes. UIDH are commonly referred to as “supercookies” because they cannot be deleted. This concludes the FCC’s investigation into whether Verizon
