Privacy
On May 29, 2019, Nevada Governor signed into law SB 220. This law amends Nevada’s existing security and privacy law to require an operator of a website or online service for commercial purposes to permit consumers to opt-out of the sale of any covered personally identifiable information that the...
Privacy
Apple created ITP in the name of privacy. Essentially, the original ITP made it harder to use third-party cookies to track Safari users on iOS and MacOS and it’s in line with Firefox ETP efforts in privacy. It added a 24-hour window to cookies in the domains it flagged...
Privacy
The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (‘CCPA’) (which has been technically amended by California Senate Bill 1121 (SB-1121)), both aim to guarantee strong protection for individuals regarding their personal data and apply to businesses that collect, use, or share consumer data,...
Privacy
New users who install Firefox for the first time after 5th June 2019 will have Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) set on by default. This change will speed up the browser and keep users’ web habits more private, while nudging advertisers toward less invasive practices. Mozilla, the maker of open...
Privacy
Article 6 of the GDPR allows you to process your users’ personal data under six lawful bases including Consent and Legitimate Interests: GDPR Article 6(1)(a) – Consent as a lawful basis for processing data: The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data...
Privacy
Most of the digital world isn’t designed (at least not by default) to protect privacy. And so as optimizers, we’ve to be diligent and tiptoe our way into offering meaningful web experiences while respecting our users’ privacy and complying with laws like the GDPR and privacy Regulation. We also...