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Whitepaper: Migrating from OneTrust to improve performance and reduce costs
Our new whitepaper walks through a structured migration from OneTrust to consentmanager: close visibility gaps, switch without rebuilding your tags, and cut consent management costs.
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Cookieless Future: What website operators need to know
“Cookieless Future”: What does that mean? Cookieless Future is a term that refers to the limited use of cookies on websites. This does not necessarily apply to all cookies, but in particular to third-party cookies. If you have never used cookies yourself, you will find a brief explanation here. Cookies are small files that are…
The Swiss federal law on data protection (DSG)
What is the DSG? The Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) is now a revised version of the first DSG, which came into force in 1992. From September 1, 2023, the new law will come into force with the revised and updated changes to reflect the current needs of today’s internet environment. The aim of this…
How to add Matomo to your cookie banner (in 3 steps)
If you use Matomo cookies on your website, you may be wondering how you can integrate Matomo Analytics into your cookie banner in order to comply with GDPR requirements. In our previous guide we have already explained in detail what exactly Matomo Analytics is and how Matomo cookies work in relation to the GDPR. And…
Newsletter 03/2023
consentmanager interface in a brand new look It’s time! After the beta test phase has been completed and various optimizations have been carried out, our system can now boast improved usability and a fresh new design. In addition, more clarity and structured user guidance will make creating and customizing your cookie layer even easier and…
Can AI be GDPR compliant? What to look out for
In early February, Italian data protection authority Garante asked AI chatbot Replica to stop processing citizens’ personal data. The purpose of the AI software was to be a virtual “AI friend” for social interactions that did not require age verification. The DPA found that the AI bot had processed children’s personal data without their consent.…
Cookie Banners: The Most Common Mistakes to Avoid
In addition to a privacy policy, the cookie banner on a website is an equally important element of general data protection, but complaints about misleading cookie banners are increasing.With fines in store for 2022, we are currently in a state where website operators should be very cautious when navigating the privacy minefield. You certainly don’t…
Newsletter 02/2023
More legal certainty thanks to improved descriptive texts With our current CMP update, we have further optimized legal certainty in connection with the description texts. All in all, the descriptive texts from over 1,000 providers have been updated in 16 different languages. The users of your website now have the opportunity, if necessary, to find…
Dark patterns on cookie banners
As an internet user, you have probably encountered Dark Patterns several times. Dark patterns are deceptive designs that come in many forms with the aim of manipulating users. You are in a gray area of legality; not entirely legal, but not entirely illegal either, although organizations like the noyb are actively fighting against it. So…
Important: Abolition of old codes
Please note that we have started phasing out old codes. The phase-out schedule is July 01, 2023 and December 31, 2023 depending on the type of codes. Old codes must be found and replaced by then. This affects automatic block codes, manual/semi-automatic block codes, cookie list codes, vendor list codes, JS API access, AMP codes,…