Are internet standard developing organisations data controllers under the GDPR?

What does a recent decision by the European Union’s Court of Justice – ruling that IAB Europe is liable under the GDPR for a technical standard it wrote – mean for internet standard-setting organisations?

Authors

Jörg Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0303-6140)
Julien Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-9720)

Institutions

Université Paris 8 (FR)

Publication Details

Journal: Internet Policy Review
Published: 2025-09-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14763/2025.3.2034
Primary Topic: Big Data and Business Intelligence
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

Funders

European Commission

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Are internet standard developing organisations data controllers under the GDPR?

Jörg Keller, Julien Rossi

Sep 15, 2025

Internet Policy Review

Big Data and Business Intelligence

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Are internet standard developing organisations data controllers under the GDPR?

Jörg Keller, Julien Rossi

September 15, 2025article en

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Internet Policy Review

Université Paris 8 (FR)

European Commission

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Big Data and Business Intelligence

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