On April 26, 2018, the German Data Protection Commission (Datenschutzkonferenz, "DSK"), published a paper addressing the legal requirements pertaining to online tracking mechanisms (source document in German). The DSK guidance, formed through consensus of all German DPAs, discusses how to obtain informed consent under the GDPR, including prior to placing cookies or collecting information stored on the user's terminal.

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