New features: Cookie wall & improved cross-domain consent
With this month’s update, we have devoted particular attention to the topic of third-party cookies. Even though Google has now backed down (see the next section), there are two browsers, Firefox and Safari, that no longer support third-party cookies. If you want to be on the safe side, two of our new features are particularly helpful:
Firstly, there is the Cookie Wall feature: If it is activated, new visitors are immediately redirected to a consent page and have to decide there. The advantage: Cross-domain consent is almost always possible – even for browsers that do not support third-party cookies. You can find out more about the Cookie Wall in our help section .
Secondly, we have added a useful extension: under Menu > CMPs > Legal Settings you can activate the “automatic consent synchronization on click-out”. If there is a link on website A that leads to website B and a visitor clicks on it, the link is automatically extended with the consent information. The visitor automatically takes his consent with him to the other website, so to speak. This reduces the need to constantly ask the visitor again.
Compliance Guide to Google’s CMP Requirements for Switzerland
Note for publishers and advertisers: As of July 31, 2024, Google’s user consent guidelines in the EU also apply to Switzerland and require compliance with the new CMP standards. Our current article gives you important insights, including how you can activate policy compliance in a few simple steps directly via your consentmanager dashboard. Click here to access our guide: https://www.consentmanager.de/wissen/google-cmp-anforderungen-schweiz/
Google postpones abolition of third-party cookies
In a press release dated July 22, 2024, Google announced that it would not implement the planned elimination of third-party cookies after all. After delaying the complete elimination for Chrome users for years, Google has decided on a new strategy. The company is now developing a new user experience on Chrome that allows users to make informed decisions about protecting their privacy that will take effect for their entire web browsing experience. These settings can be changed at any time.
Google is currently working with key regulators, including the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), to finalise this new approach. More details are expected to emerge in the coming weeks as these discussions progress and Google continues to refine its plans.
For the reasons stated above, consentmanager will continue to set third-party cookies under the consentmanager.net domain and will not implement the planned abolition of the Consent Scopes ( https://help. consentmanager .de/books/cmp/page/working-with-consent-scopes-cross-domain-consent ), including the account and CMP-specific settings.
Microsoft is liable for cookie consents: New ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt
In a recent ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled that Microsoft is liable for storing cookies (on a third-party website) without the user’s express consent. Although Microsoft Advertising’s terms and conditions refer to the responsibility of the website operator, Microsoft remains obliged to prove that the end user’s consent was obtained. Read more about the ruling in our blog post: https://www.consentmanager.de/wissen/microsoft-advertising-urteil/
Beginner webinar: consentmanager Cookie Consent solution set up & install correctly
In our next webinar, we will show you how easy it is to integrate consentmanager ‘s cookie consent solution into your website and how you can make individual settings using the new user interface. Our CEO Jan Winkler will also be available to answer your questions. The webinar will be held in German and English.
Curious? Then register for the webinar now:
- September 3, 2024 at 3 pm CET
Webinar in English
Registration: https://www.consentmanager.net/knowledge/news/webinar-consent-solution-correctly-set-up/
Meet consentmanager at DMEXCO 2024 in Cologne!
Save the date! On the 18th and This year’s DMEXCO will kick off in Cologne on September 19th. consentmanager will also be there live. Visit our stand in Hall 8 and enjoy one of our delicious cookies, not just digitally. Arrange a meeting now: https://www.consentmanager.de/bookacall/dmexco-2024/
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Further optimisations and adjustments in August
The functionality of the notification function has been extended for make.com . This allows information about important CMP changes and notifications to be received directly from make.com. Furthermore, the assignment of cookies to the cookie list has been optimized and an error in the code display in the staging area has been fixed.
Further innovations and optimizations can be found in the complete release log:
Release log
- Add option to extend outbound URLs with consent information (Cross domain consent)
- Add option for hard cookie wall (Cross domain consent)
- Add integration for notifications via make.com
- Add support for Microsoft UET consent mode
- Privacy-friendly Website Analytics: Various small fixes
- Fix: Cookies list UX issue assigning cookies
- Fix: Issue displaying notification-dots of wrong cmp
- Fix: Issue saving purposes twice
- Fix: Vendors & purposes count in CMP list view incorrect
- Fix: Deeplinks not grabbing CMP ID correctly
- Fix: Staging showing wrong cmp code
- Fix: Allow uploading a logo while creating the cmp
- Fix: Copy CMP assigns incorrect stack usage
- Fix: MS Teams integration connector update
- Fix: Mixed translations in client interface
- Improved: Stacks UX
- Improved: Integration UX
- Improved: Search for vendor ID
- Improved: Text UX
- Improved: Legal settings UX
