
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…

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,…

(Update January 2023) The Belgian data protection authority APD, in a procedure that has been going on for a good year, on 02. Feb 2022 made a decision. The approximately 130-page explanatory text shows many weaknesses of the IAB TCF, but also many opportunities for reform. Is the Transparency and Consent Framework now illegal? What…
We are very pleased to announce that consentmanager is joining forces with iubenda to create one of the leading European providers for consent management and data protection compliance with around 100,000 customers in over 100 countries. Since 2011, iubenda has been supporting SMEs with solutions at the legal level in making their websites and apps…

The IAB presented its latest standard in September: IAB GPP. Here we explain what is behind it, how it is used and why GPP is becoming the replacement for IAB TCF v3. IAB TCF v2 as a basis In Europe, the IAB TCF v1 standard has been the measure of all things since 2018 when…