The History of the Privacy Directive and Cookie Consent

Renzo Machini is a London-based partner at Fieldfisher's Data and Privacy team. He holds CIPP/E, CIPT and FIP certifications from the IAPP and is well versed in Cloud Computing, Big Data and other technologies overlapping with privacy and GDPR compliance. He has authored 

"Cloud Computing: A practical introduction to the legal issues" and, prior to becoming a solicitor, he worked for five years as a software engineer at Logica (now CGI), a major independent UK software house.

With Renzo we are directly addressing the biggest elephant in the ePrivacy room today: What are the unintended consequences of the EDPB’s recent Guidelines on the technical scope of article 5.3 of the ePrivacy Directive?

References:

• Renzo Marchini on LinkedIn
• EDPB, Guidelines 2/2023 on Technical Scope of Art. 5(3) of ePrivacy Directive
• Renzo Marchini, “New Guidance released on the technical scope of Art 5(3) ePrivacy Directive - a landgrab by the EDPB”
• Renzo Marchini, “Cloud Computing: a practical introduction to the legal issues.” (Cambridge University Press).