Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2018/2855(RSP)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 1
1. Expects all online platforms to ensure full compliance with Union data protection law, namely the GDPR and Directive 2002/58/EC (e-Privacy) and to help users understand how their personal information is processed in the targeted advertising model, and that effective controls are available, which includes greater transparency in relation to the privacy settings, and the design and prominence of privacy notices, and separate consent or other legal bases for different purposes of processing;
Amendment 38 #
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the digital age requires electoral laws to be adapted to this new digital reality and suggests Member States introduce an obligatory system of introduce an obligatory system of digital imprints for electronic campaigning and advertising. Any form of political advertising should include easily accessible and understandable information on the publishing organisation and who is legally responsible for spending so that it is clear who sponsored campaigns, similar to existing requirements for printed campaign materials currently in place in various Member States; insists that transparency should also include complete information about the criteria for selecting the target group of the specific political advertising and the expected size of the target group;
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends all online platforms dalls that the processing of personal data for political advertistingu ish political uses of their online advertising products a different purpose and therefore requires a separate legal basis such as consent from thei one for commercial usesadvertising;
Amendment 44 #
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the requirement to verify the identity, location and sponsor of political advertisements recently introduced by Facebook in the US is a good initiative which will increase transparency and contribute to the fight against election meddling by foreign actors; urges Facebook to introduce the same requirements for political advertisements in Europe; calls on the Member States to adjust their electoral laws to this effect;
Amendment 75 #
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on all online platforms to urgently roll out planned transparency features in relation to political advertising, which should include consultation and evaluation of these tools by national authorities in charge of electoral observation and control; insists that such political and electoral advertising should not be done on the basis of individual user profiles; regrets that the Commission in its Recommendation from 12 September 2018 only focuses on transparency and not on a clear ban on individually targeted political advertising;
Amendment 82 #
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that data protection authorities should have the same, if not more technical expert knowledge as those organisations under scrutiny. Suggests this objective could be reached by introducing funding by a levy on the sector concerned;