Leah Hudson Leva
Freelance writer and researcher at TermsFeed
Leah is an editor and writer published by The Spinoff, The Urbanist, UrbDeZine, and Penguin Random House New Zealand. Leah loves to write about sustainable urban development, data privacy, mental health, and matters of the heart. She spends her time reading, walking her dog, and eating unreasonable amounts of chocolate.
FTC Ban on Fake Online Reviews
In August of 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule to combat fake online reviews, which went into effect in October of 2024. Its purpose is to prevent unfair, deceptive or misleading conduct. The new rule bans the sale or purchase of fake reviews for businesses and...
Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)
The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (known as COPPA 2.0) was passed on July 30, 2024. It aims to protect the privacy of children and teens online. This law updates the original Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) with increased protections and requirements for websites whose...
Privacy Policy For When You're Using Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)
Almost all websites use cloud hosting services these days, managed by third-party providers. These hosting services are also known as Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). If you're struggling to figure out whether you need a Privacy Policy, whether your policy should disclose that you are using a CSP, or how to talk...
I Decline/I Reject Buttons Required in Cookie Consent Notice Banner
Having a cookie consent banner on your business website is required by the privacy laws of many different countries, such as the GDPR in the EU, the Data Protection Act in the UK, and the CCPA/CPRA in the United States. This cookie consent banner informs your users that cookies are being...
Microsoft UET Consent Mode
Microsoft is making updates to the Microsoft Advertising Platform (MAP), to bring it into line with data protection laws. In particular, websites using MAP will need to obtain consent from their users about using both first and third-party cookies. This means that personal data will only be collected for advertising...
Privacy Policy for Browser Extensions
If you are developing an extension or plugin for a web browser, in many cases this extension will collect data from users. To make sure that your extension or plugin is compliant with the law, you'll need to provide a Privacy Policy for your users. Each browser also has its own...