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Pornhub responds to Italian data protection case as delay in Cyprus leads to threats of legal action (update*)

By Frank Hersey ( November 23, 2023, 17:14 GMT | Insight) -- Pornhub has filed its first defensive statement in a case brought in Italy on alleged breaches of the EU General Data Protection Regulation involving user tracking and profiling. Meanwhile, delays to similar legal action underway in Cyprus, where its EU operation is based, have led to a threat of legal action by an advocacy group against the Cypriot data protection authority itself. The legal action ultimately hopes to expose the structure and business models of porn sites, as well as protect the rights of their users.Pornhub has filed its first defensive statement in a case brought in Italy on alleged breaches of the EU General Data Protection Regulation involving user tracking and profiling. Meanwhile, delays to similar legal action underway in Cyprus, where its EU operation is based, have led to a threat of legal action by an advocacy group against the Cypriot data protection authority itself....

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