Un nuevo informe arroja luz sobre las deficiencias de los banners de las cookies
10 oktober 2023
El Comité Europeo de Protección de Datos (CEPD) ha hecho público un informe sobre los banners de las cookies en los sitios web. Entre las conclusiones importantes de la publicación figura que las empresas utilizan ilegalmente casillas previamente marcadas para obtener el consentimiento y que las cookies se etiquetan incorrectamente como «esenciales».
EDPB states that data controllers often provide users with various alternatives in cookie banners where the consent boxes are pre-ticked. EDPB’s taskforce emphasizes that such pre-ticked boxes do not lead to valid consent as this violates recital 32 in the GDPR.
In addition, the report deduces that data controllers inaccurately classifies cookies as “essential” even though these are not necessary to uphold the functionality of the website. The task force highlights the practical difficulties associated with establishing a general classification of cookies to determine which ones that are necessary due to the changing nature of cookies. Thus, this prevents the EDPB to create a reliable list of all necessary cookies. Moreover, the report discusses potential solutions where companies can use digital tools to scan their website and subsequently establish a list of the cookies used on the webpage. The taskforce argues that such list can lay the foundation for the company to prove which cookies that could be justified to be labelled as “essential”.
Source: https://edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2023-01/edpb_20230118_report_cookie_banner_taskforce_en.pdf