There are three primary types of cookie banners: notice-only, opt-in, and opt-out. While there are variations within each type, these broadly represent the general approaches to obtaining user consent ...

Everybody's email inboxes are stuffed with all manner of messages about privacy policies and GDPR changes. Mark Overton of Softcat takes a look at some of the best examples of companies who have ...

As email inboxes around the world are flooded with updated privacy policy notifications, the European Union’s new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), takes effect on May 25.

Let’s all take a minute to appreciate the view in the British Airways social media cockpit, where staffers at the coalface of the airline’s Twitter account have presided over a wildly unusual ...

What does consent as a valid legal basis for processing personal data look like under Europe’s updated privacy rules? It may sound like an abstract concern but for online services that rely on things ...

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published two proposed regulations as part of its Digital Package on Simplification: the Digital ...

THE information watchdog has said it is not looking to make an example of small businesses which fall foul of the EU's new data protection law. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into ...

The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?