Blog: Legal Requirements
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How to Comply with California's Bot Disclosure Law
A new law in California will affect how businesses use bots. Bots are automated accounts that interact with users of websites, apps, and social media platforms. The Bot Disclosure Law could apply to your company whether you're based in California or not. If your company uses bots as part of its...
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
Any business operating in the competitive environment of the UK needs to consider the best way of reaching potential customers. Marketing is no longer a matter of considering which newspaper your next customer is likely to be reading and coming up with a memorable slogan. Increasingly sophisticated technology allows advertisers...
Voice Assistants and Privacy Issues
As voice assistants and voice-activated Internet of Things devices work their way into people's homes, there are plenty of new opportunities for developers and businesses. Creating an app that obeys voice commands and interacts with a third-party voice assistant presents the opportunity to reach a rapidly-growing market of tech-savvy consumers. But...
South Africa POPI Act
South Africa's Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act sets the standards for data protection and privacy in South Africa. The POPI Act represents a comprehensive and progressive data protection framework that brought significant changes to the state of consumer privacy in South Africa. Some parts of the Act are reminiscent of...
Cookie Consent Outside of the EU
Most websites that have adopted a cookie consent solution like a cookie banner have done so in order to comply with European Union (EU) law. The EU places strict requirements on businesses who collect personal information about internet users within its borders. But what about countries outside of the EU? Almost...
Protecting Personal Data in Your Business
The growth of digital record-keeping and internet communication has completely transformed society. As a result, personal data is collected and used by practically every business. Privacy and data protection laws vary in their scope and effectiveness. But common to many of these laws is a requirement to keep personal data...