Garante, the Italian data protection authority, has published new provisions on consent and policies around online cookies, emphasizing the difference between “technical” cookies and “profiling” cookies, reports eLex. For technical cookies, the presence of a privacy policy will suffice. However, when using profiling cookies, sites will need to gain consent and notify the Garante of the practice. The provisions also distinguish between first- and third-party cookies, drawing a line between the liability of publishers and of others. “On this point the DPA is clear: As for the to third parties cookies, the editor acts as a mere technical intermediary and does not have any responsibility for privacy infringements,” the report states.
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