MainWP Blog - Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Donata Stroink-Skillrud is an attorney licensed in Illinois and a Certified Information Privacy Professional. She is also the legal engineer behind Termageddon, a SaaS that has generated thousands of Privacy Policies and successfully kept them up to date with changing legislation. Donata is also the Chair of the American Bar Association's ePrivacy Committee and Vice-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee. Donata is also the past Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals along with being Privacy Liaison for MainWP.
Stay Safe and Secure: Cybersecurity Measures for Small Businesses
Published on May 1, 2023 by Donata Stroink-Skillrud under Privacy, Tips & Tricks, WordPress Business
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 Continue reading the post...
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 Continue reading the post...
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 Continue reading the post...
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 Continue reading the post...
2023: The Year of the Privacy Laws
As we ring in 2023, we may think about goals such as making more sales, organizing the garage, and spending more time with family. One slightly less exciting but essential goal in 2023 will be compliance with the six new privacy laws going into effect this year. Regarding privacy compliance requirements, it is important to know that privacy laws protect consumers and thus are not based on where your business is located. In addition, privacy laws can impose very high Continue reading the post...
Privacy and Email Marketing to Residents of the United Kingdom
These days, it is rare to find a company that does not send email newsletters or performs email marketing. However, suppose your email list includes individuals that reside in the United Kingdom. In that case, there are specific rules that you will need to follow to ensure that your email marketing does not violate any privacy laws, such as the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PERC) and the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018 (UK DPA). Otherwise, you could Continue reading the post...
How to Properly Gather Consent on Websites
Modern websites are built to bring leads to the business, whether it be individuals setting up an appointment, subscribing to an email newsletter, inquiring about products or services, or purchasing such products or services. One consequence of bringing in new leads that many businesses don’t think about is that the individuals submit their personal information, such as names, emails, phone numbers, or IP addresses, to the website. Personal information such as the above is commonly collected by websites and is Continue reading the post...
American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA): What You Need to Know!
If you have been following privacy news lately, you may have seen that states such as Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut have all passed new privacy laws that go into effect in 2023. Those of us that work in the field have labeled the phenomenon of each state passing different privacy laws with different requirements as the “privacy law patchwork.” As privacy laws can apply to businesses outside of the state in which the laws have passed, the patchwork leads Continue reading the post...
Should You Design Websites with Privacy in Mind?
When building websites for clients, you usually have to juggle multiple priorities, from staying within the budget to presenting outstanding designs that your clients will love, to building out all of the features and functionalities that have been requested. One facet of website design that many designers and clients overlook is the meeting of privacy-related requirements. In this article, we will discuss why you should keep privacy in mind when designing websites, the concept of privacy by design, examples of Continue reading the post...
Google Analytics: Privacy Friend or Foe?
The truth is that most of us have either used or installed Google Analytics on client websites. It’s relatively easy to use, provides great insights on website performance, and gives excellent clues on how to improve engagement. In fact, Google Analytics has become so popular that it’s used on over 28 million websites and many agencies usually have it listed in their standard operating procedures for building new websites. Even though Google Analytics is a great tool that many of Continue reading the post...
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