# noyb files 422 formal GDPR complaints on nerve-wrecking “Cookie Banners”

- Type: News
- Source: noyb - European Center for Digital Rights
- Date: 2021-08-10
- Original: https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-422-formal-gdpr-complaints-nerve-wrecking-cookie-banners
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/53309
- Topics: Legitimate Interest

## Summary

Cookie Banners noyb files 422 formal GDPR complaints on nerve-wrecking “Cookie Banners” As part of a one-year project on "deceptive designs" and "dark patterns", noyb aims to scan, warn and enforce the GDPR on up to 10.000 websites in Europe. After sending a written warning and a “draft complaint” to more than 500 companies on May 31st, 42% of all violations were remedied within 30 days. However, 82% of all companies have not fully stopped violating the GDPR. Accordingly, noyb filed 422 complain

## Full text

Cookie Banners noyb files 422 formal GDPR complaints on nerve-wrecking “Cookie Banners” As part of a one-year project on "deceptive designs" and "dark patterns", noyb aims to scan, warn and enforce the GDPR on up to 10.000 websites in Europe. After sending a written warning and a “draft complaint” to more than 500 companies on May 31st, 42% of all violations were remedied within 30 days. However, 82% of all companies have not fully stopped violating the GDPR. Accordingly, noyb filed 422 complaints with ten data protection authorities today. 42% of all violations in first batch of 516 websites fixed. In the first batch of complaints, companies remedied 42% of the violations that noyb identified in Spring 2021. Of the companies that previously violated the law in this respect, 42% added a “reject” option. 68% removed “pre-ticked” boxes. 46% solved issues around using different colors for “accept” and “reject” buttons. 22% gave up on claiming that they have a “legitimate interest” that wo

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