{"id":10193,"date":"2023-07-24T08:36:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T08:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/noyb-sues-belgian-media-group-dpg-media-over-cookies\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:03:15","slug":"noyb-sues-belgian-media-group-dpg-media-over-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/noyb-sues-belgian-media-group-dpg-media-over-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"NOYB sues Belgian media group DPG Media over cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10193\" class=\"elementor elementor-10193 elementor-10048\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-159b62e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"159b62e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7531c13\" data-id=\"7531c13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ff90a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ff90a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-BE\" xml:lang=\"NL-BE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\"><i>The possibility of withdrawing your consent to the use of cookies, or being able to refuse cookies, did not apply to these 15 Belgian news websites at&nbsp;. Max  <\/i><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">Schrems<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">has filed a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">. These websites would have provided  <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">illegal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"> cookie banner that does not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">the necessary information <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119120770 BCX4\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">contains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db3ba5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db3ba5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a73a534\" data-id=\"a73a534\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc536e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc536e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/noyb.eu\/en\">NOYB&#8217;<\/a>s complaint<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NOYB filed 15 complaints with the GBA, relating to the websites of Mediahuis (De Standaard, Nieuwsblad, Gazet van Antwerpen, Belang van Limburg), DPG Media (Het Laatste Nieuws, De Morgen), VRT, RTBF, Mediafin (De Tijd), IPM (La Libre) and RTL Belgium. Elsewhere in Europe, NOYB already filed hundreds of similar complaints.Separately, NOYB filed a complaint against Proximus last month.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The complaint against the news sites came after NOYB found that these news sites were using misleading cookie banners. This is because their cookie banners do not meet European requirements. Consider the ability to withdraw your consent to the use of cookies, or the ability to refuse cookies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>NOYB&#8217;s Powerful Steps Against Misleading Cookie Banners: EU Regulators Take Children&#8217;s Privacy Seriously<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NOYB has already filed hundreds of complaints in recent years against websites that use misleading cookie banners.  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under the GDPR, personal data can only be processed if the person is &#8220;informed&#8221; and &#8220;consented&#8221; to it. NOYB interprets those requirements strictly, and believes that refusing cookies should be as easy as accepting them. For many websites, the option to reject all cookies is not immediately available and requires clicking through first.  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All these complaints have forced the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to create a task force with the goal of coordinating how to address these complaints. In doing so, the EDPB also took the necessary steps to produce a report in which EU regulators agreed on a minimum requirement for cookie banner design. This report came in January 2023, and the EDPB essentially joined Schrems&#8217; strict interpretation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Criticism of GBA&#8217;s Settlement<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite the EDPB report, many news sites still do not meet the bare minimum requirement for a cookie banner, such as a &#8220;reject all&#8221; button or an easy way to revoke previously given consent. The 15 Belgian law sites also do not meet these requirements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to NOYB, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (GBA) did not take the necessary steps against these websites. Under the terms of the GBA&#8217;s settlement, the publishers agreed to pay \u20ac10,000 but were not ordered to adjust the unlawful cookie banners. In its decision, the GBA did not even bother to explain why they were not proceeding with a compliance order. In essence, this bought off the publishers responsible for the websites&#8217; duty to comply with the GDPR.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f59c541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f59c541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4dce3a\" data-id=\"f4dce3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045bdf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"045bdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-184.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-825523a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"825523a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96bbfb2\" data-id=\"96bbfb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d4072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d4072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Failure to comply<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Noyb is unhappy with how the GBA handled the situation. The Belgian Media Groups paid the fine but the cookie banners have not been updated to date. NYOB has filed another large-scale complaint about this and hopes that news websites will be forced to change their cookie policies. If they are again negligent in this, it could amount to a fine equal to as much as 4% of annual sales of the companies behind the news websites.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is not the first time a media company has come under fire. In 2022, for example, Publisher Roularta was fined 50,000 euros by the GBA for the way cookies were managed on the Knack and Le Vif websites<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-761c226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"761c226\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6adea8e\" data-id=\"6adea8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015266e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-19705 elementor-global-8660 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"015266e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/dpo-as-contact-person\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DPO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-667ef43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"667ef43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a6a34\" data-id=\"99a6a34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6831de9 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-19695 elementor-global-8663 elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6831de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-articles-gdpr\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/gdpr-international-data-transfers-sccs-data-processing-agreements\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-51-240x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21895\" alt=\"contractual clauses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-51-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-51-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-51-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-51-520x650.png 520w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-51.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/gdpr-international-data-transfers-sccs-data-processing-agreements\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tGDPR International Data Transfers &#8211; SCCs &amp; Data Processing Agreements\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/gdpr-international-data-transfers-sccs-data-processing-agreements\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about GDPR International Data Transfers &#8211; SCCs &amp; Data Processing Agreements\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-articles-gdpr\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/why-it-is-best-for-every-company-to-appoint-a-dpo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cream-and-Brown-Photographic-Beauty-Site-Launch-Website-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21756\" alt=\"dpo belgie , dpo danny baerts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cream-and-Brown-Photographic-Beauty-Site-Launch-Website-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cream-and-Brown-Photographic-Beauty-Site-Launch-Website-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cream-and-Brown-Photographic-Beauty-Site-Launch-Website-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cream-and-Brown-Photographic-Beauty-Site-Launch-Website-650x365.png 650w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cream-and-Brown-Photographic-Beauty-Site-Launch-Website.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/why-it-is-best-for-every-company-to-appoint-a-dpo\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tWhy it is best for every company to appoint a DPO\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/why-it-is-best-for-every-company-to-appoint-a-dpo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why it is best for every company to appoint a DPO\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21673 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-news-articles-gdpr\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/external-dpo-for-private-investigators-and-insurance-investigators\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21665\" alt=\"gdpr privedetective\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-47.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">General<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/external-dpo-for-private-investigators-and-insurance-investigators\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tDPO for private investigators and insurance investigators\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" 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