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Legal articles in easy to understand language.
Anonymization and Pseudonymization Policy
Anonymization and pseudonymization are two important ways of protecting personal information within your organization. These concepts have been central to EU data protection law for many years, but with strict privacy laws emerging in the U.S. and elsewhere, organizations all over the world should now be considering how best to integrate...
Computer Misuse Act 1990
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is the UK's legal defense against hacking, allowing the state to prosecute those who use or access computers for malicious purposes. Understanding this law is a key way for businesses with UK operations to keep cybercriminals out of their systems. This article will break down what this...
Facebook Retargeting Under the CCPA (CPRA): What's LDU?
Facebook has a mechanism called "Limited Data Use" (LDU). LDU affects Facebook's "Business Tools," including the Facebook Pixel, which businesses use for "retargeting" ads at Facebook users (and others) across the web. LDU is an attempt to help businesses comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its CPRA amendments. You...
User-Generated Content on Social Media: Avoiding Legal Issues
Companies are increasingly turning to User-Generated Content (UGC) in order to boost their social media presence. Getting your customers to create content for your company can increase your reach and brand engagement. But this sort of campaign is fraught with legal pitfalls. Without due consideration of copyright and privacy issues, reposting or...
CCPA (CPRA) Penalties: What We Know So Far
Attorney-Generals can pursue a civil penalty from anyone that fails to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA. And consumers now have a private right of action when a data breach compromises certain types of personal data. Businesses showing a proactive and reasonable approach to...
Are You a Business or a Service Provider Under the CCPA (CPRA)?
Two of the main players in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA (CPRA)) are the business and the service provider. The CCPA (CPRA) has very different definitions for these two types of companies, and they each have very different roles and responsibilities. Want to understand if your company is a business or...