Links - March 3rd

Russmedia: a court case imposing data protection obligations which many website operators may struggle to meet.

An extremely impactful decision by the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU, imposing a bunch of new requirements on anyone hosting user generated content.

Anonymous credentials: an illustrated primer

Worth a read if you have any interest in cryptography. The current regulatory environment is pushing age verification hard, and this is one way to do it without collecting user IDs directly.

CalPrivacy - Youth Sports Media Company to Pay $1.10 Million Fine, Change Practices Over Privacy Violations

Schools across the country use PlayOn Sports’ GoFan platform to sell digital tickets to high school sporting events, theater performances, and homecoming and prom dances.
According to the Board’s decision, PlayOn Sports used tracking technologies to collect personal information and deliver targeted advertisements to ticketholders and others using its services. PlayOn Sports allegedly forced Californians to click “agree” to these tracking technologies before they could use their tickets or view PlayOn Sports’ websites, without providing a sufficient way to opt-out.

Not a business I'd like to be in.

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