MainWP Blog - Privacy

On April 17, 2024, the Colorado legislature passed an amendment to the State’s comprehensive privacy law, the Colorado Privacy Act to provide protections for brain activity data and similar biological data. This is truly a one of a kind development that requires companies that collect this type of data to gain consent prior to the collection of brain activity data, to be transparent about how such data is used, and to provide residents of Colorado with privacy rights with regard Continue reading the post...

On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament voted in favor of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act), a landmark regulation that imposes requirements for AI technologies. The Act sets forth a comprehensive framework for the development, use and marketing of AI and aims to support innovation while mitigating the harmful effect of AI systems in the European Union. The Act reaches these goals by classifying AI according to its risk, placing obligations on developers and deployers of Continue reading the post...

As the flowers bloom and nature awakens during spring, it’s not just the physical world that transforms. Your digital presence, particularly your WordPress website, deserves a thorough spring cleaning to ensure it remains a secure and reliable fortress. This article will explore essential tips and practices to fortify your WordPress site and protect it from potential threats. Update, Update, Update The foundation of a secure WordPress site begins with keeping everything up to date. Start your security spring clean by Continue reading the post...

Privacy deceptive design enforcement coming On January 23, 2024, Italy’s Data Protection Authority released a statement that a deceptive design investigation and enforcement sweep will take place between January 29th and February 2nd, 2024. The purpose of the sweep is to analyze websites and applications for deceptive designs that cause individuals to make unwanted and harmful choices concerning their privacy. Upon completion, the results of the sweep will be used to organize awareness activities, contact website and application owners regarding Continue reading the post...

Data Privacy Day is January 28! This means it’s time to discuss everyone’s favorite topic: Privacy! The reality is, most people want a reasonable right to their privacy, but as business owners, it can be intimidating to determine how to respect the privacy of our website visitors.  Data Privacy Day was created by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a way to not only raise awareness of the importance of people’s privacy rights, but also offer insights to businesses Continue reading the post...

Prediction: Multiple states will propose and pass their own privacy laws As we have seen in previous years, states are not willing to wait on the federal government to provide privacy protections to their residents and are therefore proposing and passing their own privacy laws. Currently, there are over 30 proposed privacy bills in the United States and it is very likely that quite a few of them will be passed over the next year. In addition, it is very Continue reading the post...

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 Continue reading the post...

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. Continue reading the post...

After the release of MainWP “Demo Mode”, I am super excited to introduce the “Fathom” Extension for MainWP. With this Extension, you will be able to view visitors’ data right inside your MainWP Dashboard without navigating multiple Fathom accounts. It’s all about simplifying your Child Sites’ analytics experience for better decision-making. Let’s take a closer look… – All-in-One Central Dashboard The Fathom Extension for MainWP makes it easy to monitor the Fathom stats of all your Child Sites from one Continue reading the post...

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 Continue reading the post...