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In-depth blogs, how-tos and compliance strategies on privacy laws and guidelines
Introducing our new Geo-Cookie Blocking Feature
It’s no news to anyone that the use of the U.S. service Google Analytics (“G.A.”) in the European Economic Area (“EEA”)…
Are you CCPA compliant?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a privacy law enacted in 2018 by the state of California to regulate the…
What should I expect from a cookie banner
Without the banner, it would be a data-fest for these companies, and you would be bombarded with advertising material from every…
Government’s plans to remove cookie banners!
We have all heard the Government spokesperson and ministers saying that they are going to get rid of the annoying, pointless…
Why we need the annoying Cookie Consent Banner?
Everyone when they visit a website for the first time sees the cookie banner pop-up and either ignores it (if you…
False claims: website cookies were loaded without consent
With the acceleration of the digital working society, remote working and home working the internet has exploded and the appetite for…
Google Analytics, Cookies and GDPR Updates 2022
It’s 2022, and the dynamic Data Protection world has seen substantial changes in using Google Analytics (cookies) in the European scenario.
The Best Website Cookie Scanner 2022
Have you a got website to promote your company or products? If yes, then you need to read this article. You…
Can organisations use implied consent for cookies on their…
Since the ePrivacy Directive and the current draft of the new ePrivacy Regulation have adopted the same meaning for consent as…
€30,000 fine for cookie misuse
When accessing online the cookie policy of the URL page: https://www.vueling.com/es, users are informed about what cookies are and what cookies ...
French Supreme Court Endorses Data Protection Authority’s Position on Cookie Walls
Soon after, in January 2020, the CNIL adopted practical guidance on how to obtain valid consent to cookies (the “Practical ...
Irish DPC gives 6 months to get cookies sorted
Irish website owners and operators have been warned by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) that they could face enforcement ...
Irish DPC issue full guidance on the use of Cookies
The Irish Data Protection Commission has released a new guidance on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
The guidance ...
€39,000 fines for four companies breaking Cookie Law
June 2020 the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) fined four companies for unlawful use of cookies on their websites.
All company ...
German Data Protection Authority issues warning over the use of Google Analytics
The Rhineland-Palatinate Data Protection Supervision (LfDi) now requires websites to obtain valid consent from the user for using Google Analytics ...
Findings of the Irish Cookie Sweep
In August 2019, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) commenced an examination of the use of cookies and similar technologies ...
CNIL Publishes Updated Cookie Guidelines
On October 1, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a revised version of its guidelines on cookies and similar ...