Cookie Banners
Cookie banners are regulated under the ePrivacy directive. In order for a company to legally set a cookie or another tracking technology on a user’s device, it first needs to obtain valid consent. As recently clarified by the CJEU in its Planet49 decision, such consent can only be valid if it meets the stringent requirements of consent as defined under the GDPR. noyb is investigating the way cookie banners are implemented online and whether the choices users make are respected in practice.
Project lead: Romain Robert
Relevant articles
Data Protection Authorities support noyb's call for fair yes/no cookie banners
Jan 24, 2023 A task force within the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a draft report in reaction noyb's 700 cookie banner complaints.
Where did all the “reject” buttons come from?!
Oct 27, 2022 More and more websites have added an option to say “no” to cookies and other tracking- as foreseen by the GDPR. Where did this trend come from?
Two are better than one?! Profil.at strikes back with forced banner, when users make the "wrong" choice.
Oct 20, 2022 Complaint against the news magazine Profil: If you want to visit profil.at, you can reject all cookies in the first step. If you do so, however, a second banner pops up.
226 complaints lodged against deceptive cookie banners
Aug 09, 2022 Final round on “One Trust” cookie banners: 226 complaints lodged by noyb against deceptive cookie banners that are still not complying with GDPR requirements.
More Cookie Banners to go: Second wave of complaints underway
Mar 04, 2022 noyb launched the second round of its action against deceptive cookie banners. The first wave already brought visible improvements in banner design.