General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect in May 2018, was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy.
See our Guide to GDPR for a look at what you need to know and how you can prepare and comply.
What the US data protection law will mean for ad tech and marketers
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Google slapped with $56.8 million fine for GDPR consent violations
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Group of ad associations defends current U.S. data privacy regulatory framework
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The Media Trust works with UK publishers and vendors to classify cookies
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Will Google+ be the final push Congress needs to pass restrictions on data use?
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Company execs could go to jail for misusing data under proposed U.S. data privacy law
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Consumers say they want much more control over their personal data
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GDPR complaints stack up across the EU as regulators prepare to issue fines
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How the IAB Tech Lab’s new PrivacyChain could solve one of consent management’s biggest problems
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Feds call for public comments on US privacy legislation ahead of Wednesday’s Senate hearing
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119 billion reasons why brands must control their customer data
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Top tech firms call for pro-business updates to federal data privacy laws
The companies are hoping that a federal law will override state rules like California's recently-passed pro-consumer...
US Chamber of Commerce calls on feds to preempt CA privacy law
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Complaints to the ICO have spiked since GDPR came into effect in May
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