{"id":8187,"date":"2022-02-25T12:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T12:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/?p=8187"},"modified":"2023-09-28T06:40:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:40:53","slug":"weekly-privacy-update-25th-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/weekly-privacy-update-25th-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Privacy Update: 25th February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><h2><strong>Week\u200c \u200cin\u200c \u200cReview\u200c&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week is exciting as Seers has released new features for consent management, enabling our customers to meet the legal requirements for&nbsp; GDPR, CNIL, CCPA, and ePrivacy compliance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new cookie banner features allow website owners to automate compliance and increase website accessibility with more excellent acceptance rates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s new in the latest release?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WCAG Compliant banner,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Child Privacy,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Facebook Pixel Consent Mode,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Unlimited Subdomains, and more.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The new features are now available on the platform and meet the needs of all customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information<a href=\"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/new-features-wcag-2-1-accessibility-enhancements-cmp-support\/\">: Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will keep you updated with the upcoming features in the future but for now, enjoy this week\u2019s top privacy news and stories!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h2><strong>Top Stories and Updates<\/strong><\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h3><strong>Meta will pay $90M to settle lawsuit over tracking users activity<\/strong><><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta, the parent company of Facebook (FB), has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a ten-year class-action lawsuit over a practice that allowed the social network to track users&#8217; online activity long after they had signed off. The settlement is one of the largest in the company&#8217;s history, but it&#8217;s unlikely to influence the $590 billion internet behemoth&#8217;s bottom line. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/15\/tech\/facebook-internet-tracking-settlement\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h3><strong>Google plans to restrict cross-app tracking on android phones&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google announced plans to restrict the tracking of consumer behaviour across apps on Android mobiles. After Apple&#8217;s limits on the digital ad market last year, Google&#8217;s proposals could be the final blow. But unlike Apple, Google&#8217;s approach and timeframe are open-ended, so we&#8217;ll learn more about how they&#8217;ll find a balance between privacy and business in the future, especially with growing scrutiny in Europe. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/google-to-curtail-cross-app-tracking-on-android-phones-11645022140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h3><strong>California announces a new bill to safeguard child privacy online<\/strong><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 17th February, California announced a new bill to protect children&#8217;s data online. It is based on the recently enacted children&#8217;s code in the UK, and it is part of global development of necessary regulations on outsiders. The bill, known as the California age-appropriate design-code bill, will require many internet businesses to limit the amount of data they gather from children. This category includes the world&#8217;s biggest tech platforms, such as the Meta Group and Google&#8217;s Youtube. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/techstory.in\/californias-strict-child-data-bill-to-affect-big-tech-data-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h3><strong>Dutch DPA urges companies to stop using IAB Framework for online tracking&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutch data and privacy authority (AP) urges websites to immediately stop using the IAB Europe tracking system. According to estimates, 80% of all European apps and websites use the system. The authority stated that the IAB Framework violates the GDPR by selling personal data to advertisers unauthorised. The IAB Europe&#8217;s systems keep track of internet user behaviour and the data collected is sold to advertisers at auction. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engage.hoganlovells.com\/knowledgeservices\/news\/dutch-dpa-takes-position-on-online-tracking-advises-companies-to-immediately-stop-using-iab-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h3><strong>Upcoming Webinar: \u201cThe UK\u2019s New Data Protection Framework: Role of Technology\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seers has organised a webinar on \u201cThe UK\u2019s New Data Protection Framework: Role of Technology\u201d on 17th March at 16:00 GMT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key speakers:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zahra Shah (Co-Founder, Non-Executive Director &#8211; Seers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eleonor Duhs (Head of Data Privacy &#8211; Bates Wells LLP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ralph O&#8217;Brien (Global Privacy &amp; Security Advisor &#8211; REINBO Consulting)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please register for free <a href=\"https:\/\/register.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4849609760837272846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This webinar will discuss the impact of the UK&#8217;s constantly evolving regulatory landscape, new data privacy legislation, and framework.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This speaker will discuss a broad range of topics, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The UK Withdrawal Agreement and the framework for the UK-EU future relationship,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Essential requirements to implement a privacy program in a modern business environment,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>How to ensure compliance with new data protection and privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA, CNIL, etc.,&nbsp;<\/li><li>What are some \u201ctips and tricks\u201d to design a customer transparency journey?&nbsp;<\/li><li>The role of technology in proactive business operations along with the privacy program.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our well-known privacy experts will present their real-world experiences in assisting businesses in implementing emerging tech products to operationalise data privacy compliance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4849609760837272846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seersco.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}