Privacy
IP-Based Ad Personalization Goes Live in the EEA: What Publishers Must Configure
Google is switching on IP-based ad personalization across the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland starting today, August…
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Privacy
Granola Lawsuit Alleges Secret AI Meeting Recording
A proposed class action filed July 30, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, docketed…
Privacy
Claude Shared Chats Indexed by Google: Disallow Blocked the Noindex
Shared Claude conversations and Artifacts turned up in Google and Bing search results over the weekend of July 25–26, 2026,…
Privacy
Meta Off-Site Activity Data Reaches Feed and AI: One Privacy Control Removed
Meta announced on June 9, 2026 that it will use off-site activity data (purchases, games played, and website visits gathered…
Privacy
EU Strips the Cookie-Banner Fix: Consent Pop-ups Stay
The EU provision that was supposed to end the cookie-banner grind is gone from the Council’s text. In its June…
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GA4 Consent Mode Splits From Google Signals: ad_storage Now Controls Ads Data
Google decoupled Google Signals from Google Ads data on June 15. Learn what ad_storage now controls and what your team…
Privacy
EU Digital Omnibus moves cookie consent rules into GDPR Articles 88a and 88b, forcing CMPs to ingest browser signals
The European Commission's Digital Omnibus proposal moves cookie governance into GDPR Articles 88a and 88b — forcing OneTrust, Cookiebot and…
Privacy
Permanent TSB Hit With €277,500 GDPR Fine: Irish DPC Cites Contact-Centre Security and 72-Hour Notification Failures
Ireland's DPC fined Permanent TSB €277,500 on 8 May 2026 for Article 5(1)(f) security failures and Article 33(1) notification delays…
Privacy
California Privacy Overhaul 2026: Mandatory Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits, and the DELETE Act Hit Marketers
California raised the compliance bar for marketers on January 1, 2026, with the most significant expansion of CCPA obligations since…
Privacy
EU Digital Omnibus Targets Cookie Banner Fatigue: New GDPR Rules Mandate Single-Click Reject and 6-Month Consent Cooldown
The European Commission has proposed the most significant change to cookie consent rules since the GDPR took effect in 2018.…