Privacy compliance insights

What GDPR Actually Requires for Cookie Consent

Your Cookie Banner Isn't Enough: How 2026 Enforcement Is Testing Consent Mechanics

Regulators in the EU, UK, and US are no longer just checking whether a cookie banner exists — they're auditing whether it works. Here's what that shift means for your stack.

Two Simultaneous Enforcement Waves Are Targeting the Same Flaw: Broken Opt-Outs and Opaque Privacy Notices

The EDPB just activated 25 DPAs to audit GDPR transparency disclosures, while California has already levied $4M+ in CCPA fines over broken opt-out flows. Both actions expose the same root failure.

Reject means reject: what the EDPB's April 2026 report (and the SHEIN fine) say about your cookie banner

The EDPB's April 2026 cookie banner report and the €150M SHEIN fine point at the same problem — reject buttons that don't actually reject. Here's what to check on your site.