Some 560 companies across Europe received draft complaints on Monday from a digital rights advocacy group co-founded by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems over what it claims is the unlawful use of cookie banners on their websites. However, it said it would give companies a one-month grace period to comply with the EU law before filing formal complaints. In relation to the complaints, Nyob said 81 per cent did not offer a “reject” option on the initial web page. If a company continues to violate the law, we are ready to enforce users’ rights,” Mr Schrems, chairman of Nyob, said. The Irish Times contacted the other Irish-based organisations that received correspondence from Nyob but has not yet received comment from them on this issue.

Source: The Irish Times May 31, 2021 14:03 UTC