Blog: EU Privacy Laws
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Malaysia's PDPA vs the GDPR
The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) went into effect on November 15, 2013. It was designed the PDPA to give residents greater control over their personal and sensitive data and how individuals and organizations with whom they do business use it. In this article, we'll go over the key similarities...
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...
The Draft UK Adequacy Decision: What's Next?
Many organizations were relieved to learn that the European Commission has adopted a draft adequacy decision for the UK. If approved, the adequacy decision would enable organizations to continue transferring personal data from the EEA to the UK without impediment. But the decision isn't final. There are many issues with the...
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...
French Cookie Compliance 2021 Crackdown
Website operators offering services to people in the EU must comply with EU law. The relevant laws are the ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These laws make it clear that the use of non-essential cookies requires opt-in consent. But many, if not most, websites remain non-compliant with...
Cookie Consent Requirements in Germany
Germany's Federal Court of Justice made a significant privacy ruling on May 28, 2020. If your website or app is accessible in Germany, this case has important implications for how you use cookies. In fact, the case has important implications for websites and apps accessible throughout the whole of the EU,...