Blog: Consent
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French Cookie Compliance 2021 Crackdown
Website operators offering services to people in the EU must comply with EU law. The relevant laws are the ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These laws make it clear that the use of non-essential cookies requires opt-in consent. But many, if not most, websites remain non-compliant with...
Cookie Consent Requirements in Germany
Germany's Federal Court of Justice made a significant privacy ruling on May 28, 2020. If your website or app is accessible in Germany, this case has important implications for how you use cookies. In fact, the case has important implications for websites and apps accessible throughout the whole of the EU,...
GDPR: Don't Use Pre-Ticked Boxes for Cookies
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passed in 2016, websites started putting up cookie banners in preparation for its 2018 enforcement date. But many of these cookie banners didn't actually comply with the new consent thresholds imposed by the GDPR. Nearly five years have passed, and most cookie consent solutions...
Apple's New Opt-In Consent for Advertising Identifiers
Apple's iOS 14 will require developers to request opt-in consent before tracking users with Apple's ID for Advertisers (IDFA). Failing to abide by the new rules will be a serious violation of Apple's App Store Review Guidelines that could lead to the removal of your app. The new rule was first...
Cookie Consent Examples
If you use cookies, you must notify your users of this. While the specific requirements vary depending on what cookies you use and where you do business, the method used to notify users and get consent is quite consistent across the board. This method is a cookie consent notice. In this...
GDPR: No Cookie Consent Walls
The EU's attempts to regulate online advertising by restricting the use of cookies have not been universally considered a success. Businesses have devised various methods to encourage, or force, their users to consent to cookies. Among the most controversial of these methods is the "cookie wall." There has been a lively debate...