Data privacy laws have gained increased importance worldwide in the past couple of years. Multiple factors have played a role in this phenomenon, the most important being the necessity to protect users’ data, freedom, and rights to privacy. Ever since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in…

In today’s digital world, businesses collect a wealth of personal data, rely on it, and use it for assessing data subjects’ preferences, building their profiles, and sending targeted advertisements, promotions, customized products, and recommendations or suggestions that you see on your web browser. For this purpose, personal data is collected…

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union meant that all UK laws that were based on EU regulations are being reviewed. There were a plethora of agreements, treaties, and laws that were intertwined between the two, and now they would require a reassessment. It wasn’t long until the question…

Access to a user’s personal data is of immense importance to any website. It is a critical element in ensuring they can create a personalized experience for their users based on their browsing patterns. …

On 16 March 2022, the Latvian data protection authority, Data State Inspectorate (DVI) published Guidance on the use of cookies by goods and service providers and a model cookie policy that can be used by websites. The guidance outlines categories and types of cookies for which user’s consent is required…

On 1 April 2022, the Japanese Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) came into force bringing significant changes to its breach internal procedures, cross-border data transfer, and cookie consent requirements among other changes. This article examines cookie consent requirements under the Amended APPI. The Amended APPI strengthens…

In June 2021, Google announced its 2023 plans regarding third-party cookies. Google has been testing several alternatives to the use of third-party cookies that can display personalized advertisements to users and enable cross-contextual behavioral advertising without collecting their personal data or tracking them. …

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) of 2020 which goes into effect on January 1, 2023, is expected to replace the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018. …

Users now expect a lot more from the businesses they deal with. It is not enough anymore to simply deliver the best product or service in the market. What happens after that has become equally important. This is particularly true about user data. Organizations and websites use this data to…