Blog: GDPR
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How to Avoid GDPR Legal Issues Over Cookie Consent
Recently, we've been seeing more companies being taken to court or investigated by regulators under the EU's cookie consent rules. The GDPR has been in effect since May 2018, but websites and apps continue to flout the rules around obtaining opt-in consent for cookies. In this article, we'll look at some high-profile...
Data Minimization Under the CPRA and GDPR
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) amendment to the CCPA contains the first "data minimization" requirement of any U.S. privacy law. And the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has set global standards in minimizing data collection and use. The CPRA's requirements center around notice and choice. But the law also contains...
GDPR: Don't Use Pre-Ticked Boxes for Cookies
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passed in 2016, websites started putting up cookie banners in preparation for its 2018 enforcement date. But many of these cookie banners didn't actually comply with the new consent thresholds imposed by the GDPR. Nearly five years have passed, and most cookie consent solutions...
EU Platform to Business Regulation (P2BR): The Complete Guide
The EU Platform to Business Regulation (P2BR or P2B Regulation) is a crucially important law covering B2C (business to consumer) platforms and search engines. The P2BR requires platforms to overhaul their Terms and Conditions, provide a statement of reasons whenever they restrict, suspend, or terminate a business user's account, and set...
GDPR Fines
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is notorious for its huge fines, and for good reason. While these fines usually relate to huge privacy violations affecting millions of people, the GDPR is enforced against smaller companies, too. This article will walk you through the GDPR's core requirements, explain how its system...
GDPR: What are Joint Controllers?
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), two or more data controllers that jointly decide why and how to process personal data are collectively known as "joint controllers." The joint controller relationship arises more commonly than many people realize. For example, simple activities like running a Facebook Page or displaying the...