Category: Newsletter


  • Case study: How Refinery89 scaled consent across their publisher network

    Case study: How Refinery89 scaled consent across their publisher network

    Refinery89 is an international AdTech company and one of the leading partners for digital publishers across Europe and LATAM. With a network of 1,000+ publisher sites reaching 2 billion monthly page impressions, the team’s challenge wasn’t consent management itself. It was doing it at scale. Updating vendor lists, rolling out banner changes, and keeping configurations…

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  • Microsoft ordered to address cookie storage without users’ consent

    Microsoft ordered to address cookie storage without users’ consent

    Microsoft has been ordered to take action against storing cookies without users’ consent. In a recent ruling dated 23 July 2024, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, declared that Microsoft should be responsible for providing evidence that end-users have given their explicit consent before cookies are stored on their devices, even if…

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  • Compliance Guide to Google’s CMP Requirements for Switzerland

    Compliance Guide to Google’s CMP Requirements for Switzerland

    In July 2024, Google extended its EU User Consent Policy to Switzerland . Publishers and advertisers targeting Swiss users must therefore now comply with Google’s CMP requirements contained in the policy. There are two key requirements: Are you already a consentmanager client? Click here to go directly to our implementation guide! Consent requirements for publishers…

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  • Webinar: consentmanager Cookie Consent Solution: How to set up and install it correctly

    Webinar: consentmanager Cookie Consent Solution: How to set up and install it correctly

    Don’t miss our free webinar on “How to set up and install consentmanager Cookie Consent solution correctly” on September 3, 2024. The webinar will show you how to use the new user interface of the consentmanager CMP interface with its extensive functions and optimization options. Get to know our consent solution and how to use…

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  • EU Act on Artificial Intelligence

    EU Act on Artificial Intelligence

    EU AI Act comes into force in August 2024 Following the European Commission’s initial proposal in April 2021, the European Parliament adopted the EU AI Act, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in July 2024 and is available in all member state languages. The Act will officially enter into force in August…

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  • Dutch DPA: Guidance on cookie consent and increased inspections

    Dutch DPA: Guidance on cookie consent and increased inspections

    The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) has released a new guide detailing proper practices for cookie consent banners and highlighting actions to avoid in order to prevent fines. As announced in February 2024, the dutch AP will increase the frequency of checks to ensure websites are correctly obtaining permission for tracking cookies and other tracking software.…

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  • American Privacy Rights Act 2024 makes progress

    American Privacy Rights Act 2024 makes progress

    In the United States, data protection law is implemented at state level, with 19 states currently having corresponding laws in force. However, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) currently in draft form, introduced by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 7 April 2024, could soon establish nationwide privacy and security standards. APRA, which is still…

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  • Webinar with Google: Understanding and seamlessly integrating Google Consent Mode v2

    Webinar with Google: Understanding and seamlessly integrating Google Consent Mode v2

    Due to the high demand for information on setting up and dealing with the new requirements of Google Consent Mode v2, consentmanager and Google have organized another webinar on this topic on June 12, 2024. The webinar took place in German. You missed it? No problem! The PDF of the webinar can be downloaded here…

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  • Webinar: Google Consent Mode v2 with Google and consentmanager

    Webinar: Google Consent Mode v2 with Google and consentmanager

    Join our exclusive webinar hosted by consentmanager in collaboration with Google on June 12, 2024 at 11:00 CET. Due to high demand for information on the latest Google requirements, this webinar will help you better understand Google Consent Mode v2. Dennis Gingele from Google and Jan Winkler from consentmanager will present the essential facts and…

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  • 6 years of GDPR: A celebration of its far-reaching impact

    6 years of GDPR: A celebration of its far-reaching impact

    We are approaching the sixth anniversary (May 25, 2024) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has influenced data protection standards around the world since it came into force on May 25, 2018. The GDPR has not only fundamentally changed the security and management of personal data, but has also strengthened the rights of…

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  • Current developments in data protection in Germany

    Current developments in data protection in Germany

    Data protection in Germany continues to evolve, driven by the population’s growing commitment to protecting their personal data and the efforts of government authorities. In this article, we will review the latest updates and key activities that have taken place in different states in 2023 and the beginning of 2024. Recent court decisions In a…

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