Richart Ruddie
Richart Ruddie: A Visionary Leader in Data Privacy
Richart Ruddie is a passionate advocate for data privacy and the founding superhero of Captain Compliance, with the mantra to build Captain Compliance into a global leading resource for organizations navigating the ever-evolving landscape of data protection regulations. With a deep understanding of the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding data privacy, Richart is an IAPP certified member based out of South Florida and after a successful career in the online public relations space has dedicated his career to empowering businesses to build trust with their customers and operate in a responsible and compliant manner.
A Trailblazer in Data Privacy
Richart’s foresight in recognizing the growing importance of data privacy when just 1 state privacy law existed led him to establish Captain Compliance to serve the growing need for help with privacy matters.
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How to Conduct a Data Privacy Audit
Most data privacy audits fail for the same reason: they audit the paperwork instead of the systems.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA When Website Tracking Becomes a Wiretap Claim
How California’s 1967 wiretap statute became a central weapon in website-tracking litigation, what plaintiffs are actually alleging under Sections 631 and 638.51,…
COOKIES Do Ad Blockers Send the GPC Signal? Which Ad Blockers Support Global Privacy Control
Short answer: some ad blockers send the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, but many do not.
GDPR Data Retention Policy: What It Is, Legal Requirements & Best Practices
Keeping data forever used to be the easy answer. Storage was cheap, deletion was difficult, and nobody wanted to discover that an…
California Just Cracked Down on CIPA Lawsuits — But the Fight Is Far From Over
SB 690 passed the California Legislature on August 28, 2026, after an extraordinary wave of CIPA lawsuits and demand letters targeting pixels,…
AI NIST’s Warning on Agentic AI: If You Hand the Bot Your Password, You Already Lost
Companies are standing up AI agents the way they once stood up shadow SaaS.
AI Inside 750,000 Claude Conversations: Anthropic Opens AI Usage Data to Independent Researchers
Artificial intelligence companies know more than almost anyone else about how people actually use advanced AI systems.
Former Airline Employees Concerned About Personal Data After Google’s Purchase: The Risks Nobody Priced In
Spirit Airlines stopped flying in May 2026, its second bankruptcy filing in two years finally catching up with it after roughly 17,000…
Brazil’s Data Regulator Says Deepfake Risk Starts Long Before the Fake Video
Spotting a fake clip is not the whole job. Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency made that case in the sixth issue of…
NIST Says Cybersecurity Programs Fail When They Treat People as the Problem
A password policy so painful people write the password on a sticky note.
DATA Washington Attorney General Calls for Broader Privacy Laws, Stronger Consent and Data Broker Regulation
Washington’s first-ever Attorney General Data Privacy Report could provide a roadmap for the state’s next wave of privacy legislation, calling for stronger…
COOKIES Tracking Pixel vs. Cookie: Differences, How They Work Together, and Legal Risks
In November 2025, a federal court in California allowed a lawsuit against Adidas to proceed on the theory that its website’s tracking…
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