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Opinion

Dark patterns – the dark side of cookies

Cookie banners and consent have been a political and legal bone of contention for years. Controversial influencing techniques, the so-called dark patterns, caused legislative activity most recently. Read what is likely to be prohibited, what operators will have to watch out for in the future against the backdrop of the DSA, and how the debate could end abruptly.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Feature

Short-term rental: new rules for Airbnb and Expedia

Travelers appreciate the opportunity to spend the night cheaply in private apartments. However, many cities complain about the negative consequences of short-term rental. Now the Commission presents its short-term rental regulatory proposal.

By Corinna Visser

Feature

Quick Freeze: Germany freezes EU debate as well

On Tuesday, the German Federal Ministry of Justice presented a draft for the retention of connection data on request. With it, Germany is taking a path in the EU that only one other country is following.

By Falk Steiner

Data protection in China  

For years, Chinese and international companies were able to grow almost unregulated. China's data protection act is intended to prevent that in the future. New data rules have massive consequences for international companies: from data trading centers to surveillance. Data transfer in particular is affected.      From algorithms to data laws to hacker attacks - current China data protection news from the Table.editorial team.