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
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively flexing its authority as a privacy regulator in recent months. The agency has been especially focused on identifying data practices it views to be “unfair”, thereby...more
New lawsuits that were recently filed in California echo some of the “cookie” conversations my colleagues and I have been having with online merchants and retail clients....more
Amid little clarity from courts, wiretap claims targeting the use of data analytics tools are becoming increasingly common. Here are ways to stay compliant and avoid costly litigation....more
In recent months, organizations have been dealing with an emerging wave of lawsuits from an unexpected source: the VPPA. The Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), originally intended to prevent “wrongful disclosures” of...more
During a recent webinar hosted by The Chicago Bar Association, some other panelists and I made some predictions about the future of data privacy. What is on the horizon?...more
Almost everyone can agree that a freshly baked cookie’s buttery, sweet, and sometimes chocolatey aroma is intoxicating. In marketing, fresh “cookies” can be equally as satisfying, if not more, for your law firm’s prospect of...more
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) overwhelmingly passed both legislative chambers this month and is expected to be signed by the Governor in the coming weeks with an effective date of January 1, 2023. Best...more
First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more
Retailers are divided about whether the use of third party behavioral advertising cookies do, or do not, constitute the sale of personal information. One in four retailers (28%) utilize behavioral advertising cookies and take...more
No. it is not clear whether persistent third party cookies do, or do not, constitute “personal information” under the CCPA. Among other things, whether the cookie can “reasonably be linked” to a particular consumer or...more
Federal US News - FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements - The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more
In the online advertising sector, achieving a successful advertising campaign often involves implementing cookies (small files stored on computers or mobile devices that contain information on the user's browsing history),...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived several privacy claims against Google pertaining to the Internet company’s practice of side-stepping “cookie blockers” on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and...more