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Fines for the improper use of cookies

by Edorteam | 26 Jun, 2017

On March 30, 2017, the country echoed the news in which a fine had been resolved against the file storage portal lolabits.es, which is no longer active, for an amount of € 5,000.

Compliance with the LSSI

It is important to note that the social headquarters of the owner of the portal was located in Cyprus, part of the European Union. Being part of the Union, obliges to clearly expose the use that will be given to the personal data collected by the website, including the use of cookies. It is important to be advised at the time of establishing an Internet service in its legal points with specialized companies with the consulting service by Edorteam Soft.

The site, being free for the user, was financed with the data provided by the users when registering on the platform, which is mandatory to be able to use it.

The agency relied on the violation of article 22.2 of the Law of Services of the Information Society and electronic commerce (LSSI), which establishes that service providers can collect data from the devices used by their users as long as there is provided an informed consent of this.

Website monetization

Users must be very aware that maintaining a service on the Internet has associated certain economic costs that must be borne in one way or another. If the size of the service is relatively small and does not involve significant data transit through the network, it can become completely free with the use of advertising or small donations. But if the nature of the service implies a use of large servers or a lot of data traffic, the financing will be found somewhere. Other users, the data that we contribute to the site that encourages other users to make payments for the use of the site or even our time can be a bargaining chip in these situations. Of course, our own personal data can be an important source of money if it is sold to the correct entities such as SPAM networks.

Another reason for the complaint of this website is that it was used for the distribution of material protected by copyright without their consent. We will not speculate with the possibility that making the complaint for breach of the LSSI was the way to close the website, but this is already another matter.

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8 Comments

Corban Barbosa on 7 de April de 2023 at 18:16

¡Es una locura! ¿De verdad multar por cookies? ¿Qué opinan ustedes? 🍪🤔
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Declan Bastida on 12 de June de 2023 at 21:34

¿Es justo multar por cookies? ¡Qué locura! Necesitamos equilibrio entre privacidad y negocio.
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- Suri on 13 de June de 2023 at 01:34
  
  ¡Claro que es justo! Las multas por cookies son necesarias para proteger nuestra privacidad en línea. Si las empresas no respetan las normas, ¿quién lo hará? El equilibrio entre privacidad y negocio es crucial, y las multas son una forma efectiva de mantenerlo. ¡Defendamos nuestros derechos digitales!
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Perdita Lara on 16 de July de 2023 at 00:32

¡Qué locura! ¿De verdad van a multar por cookies? ¡Esto es como un chiste! 🍪😅
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- Falak on 16 de July de 2023 at 12:32
  
  ¡Pues sí, parece que ahora hasta las galletas están bajo vigilancia! Mejor informarse bien sobre el Reglamento de Protección de Datos y su impacto. ¡No es un chiste cuando se trata de cumplir con la ley! 🍪💼 #ResponsabilidadDigital
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Nicolás on 21 de July de 2023 at 02:25

¿De verdad crees que multar por el uso incorrecto de cookies es justo? 🍪🤔
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- Rudo on 21 de July de 2023 at 13:25
  
  ¡Claro que sí! Las multas por el uso incorrecto de cookies son necesarias para proteger la privacidad de los usuarios en línea. Hay que respetar las leyes de protección de datos y garantizar la transparencia en el manejo de la información personal. ¡La privacidad es un derecho fundamental! 🛡️🔒
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Ilania Chaparro on 11 de February de 2024 at 09:05

¿Pero en serio? ¿Multas por cookies? ¡Qué locura! 🍪💸 #LSSI #MonetizaciónWeb
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