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A guide to the Belgium’s Data Protection Authority cookie guidance

The uncomfortable truth is that most people (including website owners and website visitors) do not actually like cookie consent banners. However, cookie consent banners exist to comply with privacy laws that require user consent prior to that user being tracked online. Since so many websites do not properly obtain consent for cookies, Belgium’s Data Protection Authority has released comprehensive cookie guidance to ensure that businesses comply with the law. In this blog post, we will review the guidance and provide you with simple and easy-to-understand tips to ensure that you properly obtain consent for cookies on your website. What are

Donata Stroink-Skillrud November 14, 2023 No Comments

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What you need to know about the California Delete Act

What you need to know about the California Delete Act If you, like so many of us, are inundated with constant spam calls and emails from companies you have never heard of before, you may be curious as to how you can stop these emails and calls. You may also be wondering where these companies even obtained your information from. The truth is that the personal information of millions of Americans is bought and sold every day by data brokers. In addition, even those residing in states such as California that have the right to ask for their personal data

Donata Stroink-Skillrud October 4, 2023 No Comments

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Regulatory Crackdown: $650,000 Fine Imposed on Marketing Email Violation

With so many businesses sending marketing emails to their customers, it is easy to forget that such practices are governed by a multitude of privacy laws and that failure to follow the requirements of such privacy laws may lead to hefty fines. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently announced that it will fine Experian Consumer Services $650,000 as part of a settlement. The settlement arises from the allegation that Experian sent customers unsolicited emails without an option to opt out of such emails as required by the CAN-SPAM Act. In this article, we will discuss this settlement,

Donata Stroink-Skillrud August 31, 2023 No Comments

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What You Need to Know About the Instagram BIPA Settlement

If you are a resident of Illinois and use Instagram, you may have received an email titled “Notice of Class Action and Proposed Settlement.” The email states that if you used Instagram in Illinois between August 10, 2015, and August 16, 2023, you may be entitled to a payment from a settlement over alleged violations of BIPA. In this article, we will discuss what BIPA is, how Instagram allegedly violated the privacy rights of residents of Illinois, and what this settlement means for you. Disclaimer: The information in this article is provided for awareness purposes only and should not be

Donata Stroink-Skillrud August 1, 2023 No Comments

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How the Nist Privacy Framework Can Help You Comply With Privacy Laws

Since more than a dozen privacy laws can apply to a business website, many business owners have been looking for ways to standardize their Privacy Programs. Standardizing your Privacy Program can help you quickly identify the privacy laws that apply to you, evaluate their requirements, determine the steps you need to take, and, crucially, avoid duplicate work. In addition, a standardized Privacy Program can help you integrate new technologies and evaluate and mitigate risks. So how do you standardize a Privacy Program? Thankfully, you do not have to start from scratch and can instead work off of the National Institute

Donata Stroink-Skillrud July 3, 2023 No Comments

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Lessons Learned from Google’s $39.9 Million Location Tracking Settlement

In May 2023, Google agreed to pay a whopping $39.9 million to settle a lawsuit with the State of Washington over deceptive location tracking practices. The settlement also requires Google to increase transparency over its location tracking practices. The lawsuit and settlement stemmed from the allegation that Google deceived customers that they had control over whether their location would be tracked when, in reality, tracking would take place regardless of user choice. In this article, we will discuss how this lawsuit was unique and how businesses can apply the lessons learned to avoid similar lawsuits in the future. Disclaimer: The

Donata Stroink-Skillrud June 1, 2023 No Comments

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Stay Safe and Secure: Cybersecurity Measures for Small Businesses

As a small business, you may be under the impression that you are at low risk for data breaches, cybersecurity incidents, and privacy complaints. However, the truth is that small businesses often collect a fair amount of personal data such as names, emails, phone numbers, IP addresses, and even payment details from their customers. You should know that 46% of all cyber breaches impact businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees and that employees of small businesses experience 350% more social engineering attacks than those at larger enterprises. In addition, cybersecurity incidents can be costly, ranging from $826 to $653,587 on

Donata Stroink-Skillrud May 1, 2023 No Comments

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Bans Proposed on TikTok Due to Privacy Concerns

With over 1 billion active users in 154 countries, TikTok has taken the Internet by storm, catching users’ attention with short videos of anything from dances to popular cleaning hacks. However, the popular social media platform has come under increased scrutiny and regulations for its privacy and security practices, with allegations ranging from exploiting children to sharing data with the Chinese government. While the platform has been banned from government-issued devices in certain countries, there are also calls to ban it from the app store altogether, regardless of whether the user is a government employee or a regular civilian. In

Donata Stroink-Skillrud March 23, 2023 No Comments

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An Overview of Australia’s Updated Privacy Act and Its Impact on Data Protection

With the constantly evolving nature of technology and its impacts on privacy, it should come as no surprise that privacy laws have to evolve as well constantly. For example, this year, six new privacy laws are going into effect – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Colorado Privacy Act, Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), Connecticut SB6, and Quebec Bill 64. With over a dozen proposed privacy bills in the United States and potential updates to privacy laws in the United Kingdom, Australia is the latest country to propose updates to its privacy law, Australia

Donata Stroink-Skillrud March 2, 2023 No Comments

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Your Cookie Consent Banner is (Probably) Not Compliant

Cookie consent banners are a feature of websites that inform website visitors of the cookies or trackers that may be placed on that user’s device and ask users to consent to such cookies. There are hundreds of cookie consent banner designs, ranging from asking a user to accept or deny cookies to stating, “by using this website, we assume that you are ok with cookies.” When it comes to these banners, you must follow a particular set of rules to be compliant, so in this case, the banner design is extremely important. In this article, we will discuss the basics

Donata Stroink-Skillrud February 2, 2023 No Comments

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A guide to the Belgium’s Data Protection Authority cookie guidance

What you need to know about the California Delete Act

Regulatory Crackdown: $650,000 Fine Imposed on Marketing Email Violation

What You Need to Know About the Instagram BIPA Settlement

How the Nist Privacy Framework Can Help You Comply With Privacy Laws

Lessons Learned from Google’s $39.9 Million Location Tracking Settlement

Stay Safe and Secure: Cybersecurity Measures for Small Businesses

Bans Proposed on TikTok Due to Privacy Concerns

An Overview of Australia’s Updated Privacy Act and Its Impact on Data Protection

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