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Pornhub told by Italian privacy regulator to address GDPR questions over user profiling, tracking

By Frank Hersey ( July 11, 2023, 13:57 GMT | Insight) -- Pornhub has 20 days to answer questions from the Italian Data Protection Authority over allegations that it violated EU privacy law in its collection and profiling of user data and lacked a proper legal basis for doing so. The authority is questioning MG Freesites, a Cypriot company that manages the Italian version of the pornography website, following a complaint from activists at Italian campaign collective Stop Data Porn, which says it hopes the case will set precedents for the entire porn industry.Pornhub has 20 days to answer questions from the Italian Data Protection Authority over allegations that it violated EU privacy law in its collection and profiling of user data and lacked a proper legal basis for doing so....

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