Austria’s Federal Administrative Court upheld a 2023 decision by Austria’s Data Protection Authority finding a newspaper, Der Standard, violated the EU General Data Protection Regulation with its pay-or-consent model, Euronews reports. Der Standard appealed the DPA’s initial action, arguing the collection of “granular” consent was not practical. The latest decision is likely be appealed and could ultimately end up to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Editor’s note: IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reported on how EU regulators are approaching pay-or-consent models at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025.
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