EDPS Opinion

More support for DNT as a data protection instrument, a new opinion from the
EDPS “Opinion on coherent enforcement of fundamental rights in the age of
big data”

https://secure.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/webdav/site/mySite/shared/Documents/ED
PS/Events/16-09-23_BigData_opinion_EN.pdf

 

“At the same time, EU authorities should encourage the practical application
of technical solutions to respect the users’ expressed preference on
protecting their privacy, such as by clarifying how the W3C’s Do Not Track
standard should be applied as a data protection instrument, and should
explore how the extended enforcement powers under the reform of data
protection framework could support this objective”