The Belgian Court of Appeal rules the Transparency & Consent Framework, used by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and much of the internet, is illegal across Europe (Johnny Ryan/Irish Council …)

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Johnny Ryan / Irish Council for Civil Liberties:
The Belgian Court of Appeal rules the Transparency & Consent Framework, used by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and much of the internet, is illegal across Europe — Landmark court decision against “TCF” consent pop ups on 80% of the internet — Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X …