EU Supervisory Authorities Led by the Belgian DPA Find IAB Europe’s TCF Infringes EU Data Protection Rules

On February 2, 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the ‘Belgian DPA’) imposed a number of sanctions against Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (‘IAB Europe’), for alleged violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the ‘GDPR’) by its Transparency and Consent Framework (the ‘TCF’).

TCF is developed by IAB Europe, in partnership with IAB Tech Lab.  It aims to help companies collect and transmit users’ preferences, including as to whether they agree to have their data processed for the purpose … Read the rest