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IAB Europe not liable for data processing through industry framework, Belgian lawyers argue

By Cynthia Kroet ( June 29, 2022, 15:07 GMT | Insight) -- Adtech body IAB Europe does not process personal data through its industry framework — aimed to help companies comply with the EU’s privacy rules — and therefore its Belgian GDPR penalty should be declared invalid, lawyers argued in the Brussels Market Court today. They told judges that its Transparency and Consent Framework is applied freely by companies, and how businesses do this, falls outside IAB Europe’s powers. This was contested by the privacy watchdog’s lawyers.Adtech body IAB Europe does not process personal data through its industry framework and cannot be held liable, as such, its Belgian data-processing penalty should be declared invalid, lawyers argued today....

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