by Brian Clifton | Oct 19, 2022 | GDPR & Privacy, Piwik Pro
Like most data professionals in the EU, I have been looking at alternatives to Google Analytics that have “better” privacy compliance. The background to this is of course the Schrems II rulings that started appearing earlier in 2022 – see refresher...
by Brian Clifton | Sep 20, 2022 | GDPR & Privacy
The featured image ^^above^^ is from a recent post by NOYB. In general I support the efforts of NOYB i.e. Max Schrems et al. That is, consent banners have been deceptive/incorrect for years and going after bad actors is justified. Whether those sites are deliberately...
by Brian Clifton | Mar 14, 2022 | GDPR & Privacy, GTM & GA, Most Popular
In theory, the Google Consent Mode is a great idea – it natively builds in consent control into your data collection set up. But there is a considerable flaw in Google’s approach that in my view breaks privacy laws. That is, even when a visitor explicitly...
by Brian Clifton | Feb 18, 2022 | GDPR & Privacy, Most Popular
With the Jan 2022 “Austrian ruling” sending shockwaves around the online world, whats actually changed with GDPR Law? As a data manager, what do you need to know, and what are the implications for your data collection strategy? What’s New in GDPR...
by Brian Clifton | Oct 18, 2021 | GDPR & Privacy, Most Popular
What’s the difference between data privacy and data protection? They seem intuitively self explanatory, and yet if you think about it for a minute, they are quite complex to describe – they are both related and yet separate at the same time. Even if you...