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Appeals court confirms that tracking-based online advertising is illegal in Europe

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Belgian Court of Appeal rules that ad tech is illegal in the EU .

Decision upholds the findings of the Belgian Data Protection Authority from 2022 .

The TCF was created by the Interactive Advertising Bureau as a way to standardize how websites ask users for permission to be tracked.

Advertisers participate in real-time bidding ( RTB ) to show their content online.