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DATA Brazil’s ECA Digital Is Live. The Era of Polite Warnings for Big Tech Is Over
For years, the global conversation about protecting children online has been long on urgency and short on teeth.
AI Colorado’s AI Law Do-Over: What the Revision Reveals About Where Regulation Is Heading
Colorado Just Rewrote Its AI Law. Here’s What Actually Changed. Colorado has been trying to get this right for a while.
The Single Privacy Program That Covers Every State You Operate In
A recent privacy software demo had a client asking if they need a separate privacy program for every state that they operate…
COOKIES From Tracking to Trust: How Businesses Are Rebuilding Customer Identity the Right Way
We were told cookies were going away but then Google decided to keep the cookies.
DATA South Africa’s POPIA Health Data Rules
The Information Regulator of South Africa didn’t issue a press release with fanfare.
Meta Just Killed Encrypted Instagram DMs
Meta didn’t shout it from the rooftops. It buried the news on an Instagram support page last week: starting May 8, 2026,…
DATA Lynch Carpenter’s Multi-Target CIPA Campaign
You Said No to Cookies—And a Law Firm Is Betting These Companies Ignored You – Lynch Carpenter’s Multi-Target CIPA Campaign Means A…
DATA The Athletic May Have Shared Your Viewing History Without Consent. Morgan & Morgan Is Coming for Them
Scrolling through Instagram recently, sports fans may have come across a targeted ad from Morgan & Morgan—America’s largest injury law firm—with a…
DATA Don Bivens Olly PBC Privacy Lawsuit
Did You Visit Olly’s Website? The Don Bivens law firm is running ads on Instagram, Meta, and social media saying that you…
GDPR IAB TCF v2.3 Compliance with Captain Compliance
On This Page Implementation of Captain Compliance IAB Consent Framework IAB Configuration Options Available Configuration Parameters Configure Vendor and Consent Settings Restrict…
RAMP Requirements By State
You know of FedRamp but did you know that there are state level ramps on top of the federal one?
Your Law Firm Is Using AI. Spain’s Data Protection Authority Says That Makes You High-Risk by Default.
A new analysis from Spain’s top privacy regulator examines what happens when artificial intelligence enters the legal profession — and the findings…