Recent laws like the European GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, California’s CCPA and the upcoming ePrivacy Regulations nudged browsers to join the cause of protecting user privacy. With Safari ITP and Firefox ETP leading the efforts, and Google recently joining, internet giants are hard at work to come up with...
2018 went down as the year privacy changed forever. The GDPR left its mark… in memes that made us laugh and sweeping data collection, processing and transparency requests that left us (a little) overwhelmed. But no one was expecting 2019 to be a whopper. Yet, it was. Browsers pitched...
The GDPR is done. And it impacted only the businesses operating in the EU anyway. Right? Not really. Privacy is never “done”. Compliance is an ever-present requirement and businesses should constantly monitor their touchpoints, their data collection practices, their data processing logic and the same set of considerations for...
If you’re involved in the world of marketing and/or product development, you’ve probably heard about this new thing called “the privacy paradox.” Essentially, it encapsulates the concept that there’s a discrepancy between consumer attitudes and their actual behavior when it comes to how companies use their information. According to...
Google Analytics is a staple for most optimizers and marketers. The ubiquity of this solution makes it innocuous to the point where we tend to overlook the settings of our Google Analytics account when privacy regulations roll out. But the GDPR was a substantial nudge for testers to scrutinize...
In 2017, the first draft of the ePrivacy Regulation was created by the European Commission as a part of an effort to replace the now outdated ePrivacy Directive (2002). Although it has not yet been put in place, the ePrivacy Regulation is already making waves amongst businesses and technology...
Since the passing of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), several states are following in California’s footsteps and adopting privacy bills that would allow consumers to object to the sale of their personal information. On June 6, 2019, the Maine Governor signed into law LD 946 with title: “An...
The General Data Protection Regulation is closely associated with the EU legislation which protects the privacy of communication in the electronic form or e-privacy. A research conducted by the European Data Protection Board discovered that GDPR and e-privacy have common comprehensive rules that protect data. The research referred to...
The ePrivacy Regulation will replace the ePrivacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002, which was implemented in the UK in 2003. The fact that it is a regulation means it will be a legal act and will be immediately enforceable in its entirety across all EU member states, as opposed...
On May 29, 2019, Nevada Governor signed into law SB 220. This law amends Nevada’s existing security and privacy law to require an operator of a website or online service for commercial purposes to permit consumers to opt-out of the sale of any covered personally identifiable information that the...
The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (‘CCPA’) (which has been technically amended by California Senate Bill 1121 (SB-1121)), both aim to guarantee strong protection for individuals regarding their personal data and apply to businesses that collect, use, or share consumer data,...
Just as marketers learn to survive in a post-GDPR world, the deadline for the ePrivacy Regulation — the successor to the ePrivacy Directive (also known as “The Cookie Law”) — inches closer. Stated for a release in 2019, the impending ePrivacy Regulation, like the GDPR, is applicable to any...
