Google must remove search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is inaccurate – the EU’s Court of Justice announced on December 8, 2022.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Facebook parent Meta a €265 million fine on 28 November 2022, for breaching GDPR rules.

On 10 November 2022, the French data protection authority CNIL imposed a fine of €800,000 against Discord Inc., for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

On July 20, 2022, Google introduced new requirements for Google Play Store apps concerning Privacy Policy and disclosure. Find out more.

The use of Google Analytics was outlawed by data protection authorities of Austria, France, Italy, and Denmark for not complying with the GDPR. Read more about the reasons and the possible solution for using GA.

Google Signals is a Google product, integrated with Google Analytics 4, that enables cross-device tracking and remarketing. It uses aggregate data, so this feature is GDPR compliant. Read more about Google Signals.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a proposed standard to create a global technical specification that allows users to control their privacy. The main purpose of the GPC is to inform websites not to sell or share user personal data.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a data privacy law that regulates the collection and processing of the personal information of California residents. Read the CCPA compliance checklist to be CCPA compliant.

What are session cookies and how do they differ from other website cookies? Read the article to learn about the session cookies, how they work, and if they are GDPR compliant.

A Cookie Consent notice informs a user about the use and types of cookies, and the user must make a choice whether he allows the collection and processing of his personal data. Read more about the cookie notice and whether is it required to have a cookie notice.

You may have noticed that cookie banners are different. Some Cookie Banner errors violate the GDPR. Read more about what are the most common GDPR Cookie Banner mistakes and how to avoid them.

One common way that websites handle the use of cookies is through the use of a cookie popup. A cookie popup is a notification that appears on a website , typically when a user first visits the site, informing them about the website's use of cookies and asking for their consent to store them on their device .

Google has a complex relationship regarding its products' compliance with the GDPR and was fined huge fines. On October 14, 2020, Google released Google Analytics 4, due to replace Universal Analytics and to solve GDPR privacy issues.

In January 2022 the German Court has declared that Google Fonts is not GDPR/DSGVO- compliant. Read more about Google Fonts regarding GDPR compliance.

In a blog post published on 27 July 2022, Google announced that it is delaying again phasing out Chrome’s use of Third-Party Cookies, now to the second half of 2024.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the first and the strictest privacy law in the world. Because the GDPR is extensive, there is often confusion around the details of the regulation. Read the GDPR checklist to prepare for your website’s compliance.

You may often come across cookie banners on websites, where you are asked to accept or decline cookies. Thus, it is important to know what website cookies are, the types of cookies, how they function, and how website cookies affect your privacy.

California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are the first consumer privacy regulations in the US and the EU, accordingly. While both laws protect users' privacy rights and regulate personal data processing, there are many differences between them. Read the article to know the differences between CCPA and GDPR.

You can view cookies, and enable or disable them through your browser settings. If you are using the Chrome browser, you could manage cookies through your Chrome settings. Read more about how to get cookies.

cookie compliance is the process of ensuring the use of cookies on a website only in ways allowed by privacy laws. There are different requirements for cookie compliance, but in a wide sense, most laws regulate users' privacy, personal data processing, and cookie usage.

A tracking pixel or a marketing pixel is a 1x1 pixel graphic, which is usually transparent, hidden, or embedded in the background of a website or email. It is a tiny pixel-sized image, present in the websites, Cookie Banner ads, or emails, and invisible to the user.

Almost all websites use cookies to store information in website users' browsers. As cookies collect such personal data and people are concerned about their privacy, the use of cookies on a website is strictly regulated in the EU and other countries. Read more to know about cookie law compliance.

Cookies could be disabled by changing website browser settings. Depending on the device, operating system, and the internet browser, there are different ways how to disable cookies. Here you can find the answer if you should enable or disable cookies and the guides on how to disable them if you decide so.

Cookies could be enabled or disabled by changing website browser settings. Depending on the device, operating system, and the internet browser, there are different ways how to enable cookies. Here you can find the answer why to enable cookies and the guides on how to enable them.

Google services, such as AdSense, Firebase, and Analytics, could be integrated into your website for analytical, advertising, or marketing purposes, but you must comply with Google EU consent policy if you want to use these services. In this article, we will look at how to comply with privacy laws.

To be compliant with privacy laws, you should provide your website users an opportunity to choose whether or not they want their data to be collected. Website users should have the possibility to choose between implied or explicit Cookie Consent modes for their data tracking.

Many users worry that cookies might identify them online, but what performance cookies (also known as Google Analytics cookies) do is examine how visitors use the website. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor. Therefore, they are also perceived as statistics cookies.

When you think of cookies, what comes to mind is a process of collecting data through small, encrypted files that perform user tracking. However, did you know that not all cookies are the same? Especially if they are strictly necessary cookies – they are vital for websites to perform their actions and have little to do with tracking.

Functionality cookies are used to enhance the performance of websites as without them certain functions of the website may not be available. However, they are not vital for a website to run, but they allow to remember important information and user’s preferences. Information can include login data, region, language, and enhanced content.

Targeting cookies are small, encrypted files that track user actions and are used to identify visitors between different websites. Of course, if given consent to do so. Targeting cookies collect user information and use it to build a profile of visitor interests and then show personalized ads for that specific user.