Life With GDPR: Cookie Compliance
Universal Consent: Building Beyond Cookie Consent
Data Dividend: What is Personal Data Worth?
Privacy Litigation Trends: Meta Pixels, Cookie Opt-Out, and Sale of Data
Data Revolution: How U.S. Privacy Laws Change the Way Data Should be Managed by Retail and Tech Industries
Fashion Counsel: Privacy in the Retail Fashion Industry
E8: Interview with Cookiebot CEO on Technical Solutions to GDPR Readiness
On 12 March 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with an automaker that allegedly violated various aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This first-of-its-kind settlement for the...more
Recent months have seen a dramatic increase in demand letters and litigation targeting websites and mobile apps. These claims often allege privacy violations stemming from the use of various technologies such as chat bots,...more
As expected in the data privacy and digital space, 2024 shaped up to be a year full of guidance, consultations, regulatory focus areas and legislative updates. Artificial Intelligence (AI) remained a hot topic with...more
Countless hours are being spent categorizing cookies and other tracking technologies to work with consent management platforms, part of a purpose-built industry aiming to help companies deal with the increasingly complex and...more
Would you like some milk with those website cookies? We know the common privacy joke. However, website cookies and online tracking technologies (collectively, “cookies”) are increasingly no joking manner as they can create...more
The world of digital advertising is always changing. Google’s recent move to delay the end of third-party cookies gives us a bit more time, but the push for better user privacy and data protection is here to stay. In this...more
Keypoint: Although New York lacks a consumer data privacy law, the New York Attorney General’s office has taken the position that New York’s consumer protection laws require entities to implement certain tracking technology...more
As consumer habits evolve, new media channels emerge. Before the internet, brand media budgets were split between traditional media like print newspapers and magazines, radio, television, and out-of-home billboards....more
If you are participating in the digital advertising ecosystem, you likely are hearing a lot about pixels, tags, scripts and SDKs lately. But the terminology can be confusing, and terms are not always used consistently, making...more
The use of online tracking technologies for online behavioral advertising, analytics and related activities has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. The obligations under various...more
California was the first US state with a comprehensive privacy law the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), 4 more states followed with omnibus privacy laws effective this year and state legislatures passed 8 more this...more
Why is the new noyb action against websites and data brokers regarding cookie-based authentication important for compliance with the new U.S. privacy laws?...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on a roll in its efforts to signal to the digital health industry that data privacy must be a priority. The FTC announced a consent decree with BetterHelp on March 2, 2023, to settle...more
In recent years, the digital marketing and global AdTech industry have seen seismic changes, and online marketers are facing challenges under new privacy laws and regulations. Substantial restrictions on targeted advertising...more
In the tech space, the tools at our disposal and the associated terminology fluctuate more than the late, great Prince decided to change his stage name. This time up, the “Artist Formerly Known as Universal Analytics” had a...more
Welcome to the fourth installment in our eight-part series preparing you for the post-cookie world. In our first post, we provided a deep dive into third-party cookies for a baseline understanding of the technology and the...more
Last week, the Belgian Data Protection Authority ruled that the IAB’s cookie consent framework violated the GDPR. This decision has tremendous potential implications on the ad tech industry, as both publishers and advertisers...more
Throughout the pandemic, retailers had to act swiftly to adapt to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. This meant making the most of the technologies available and experimenting with new technologies — both...more
Part I: What Are Third-Party Cookies and Why they are Important — PART II — Privacy Laws And Third-Party Cookies - Welcome to our second installment in our five-part series preparing you for the post-cookie world. In our...more
Overview of the Five-Part Series - In a time of constant change in digital advertising, there is one consistent question that persists in advertisers’ minds: What do we do after third-party cookies are gone? The digital...more
Across the economy, businesses are using digital technology to pivot into innovative service lines, accelerate growth and transform their businesses altogether. These businesses’ digital strategies and data assets play...more
Tides of change in the digital advertising and regulatory landscape over the last few years have recently ushered in an increasingly likely future without third-party cookies. Background – An Abbreviated History of Recent...more
IAB Europe has updated its Guide to Post Third-Party Cookie Era. The guide provides a detailed overview of the various targeting techniques used today and some options and consideration going forward. Key Takeaways- ...more
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), a leading advertising industry organization, has launched a CCPA Benchmark Survey to assess how companies across the digital advertising ecosystem are approaching CCPA compliance. The...more
Despite multiple requests, the California Attorney General has refused to clarify whether the use of an advertising cookie does, or does not, constitute the sale of personal information. Instead, the Attorney General has...more