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A user ID that never changes keeps data personal under GDPR, even if hashed

A user ID that never changes keeps data personal under GDPR, even if hashed

Italy's data protection authority fined IQVIA 7 million euros for treating a patient database as anonymous when each pa…

11 Oct 2026

An unsubscribe must stop marketing email from every tool you use, under EU and UK law

An unsubscribe must stop marketing email from every tool you use, under EU and UK law

Under EU and UK law, every marketing email must offer a free, easy way out, and an opt-out has to take effect in every…

1 Oct 2026

Is legitimate interest enough for product analytics? Check what your tool stores on the device first.

Is legitimate interest enough for product analytics? Check what your tool stores on the device first.

Not on its own. Two rules apply to analytics, in order. Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, the rule behind cookie…

6 Sep 2026

Only 45% of Product Hunt privacy policies name a legal basis Product Hunt series

Only 45% of Product Hunt privacy policies name a legal basis

I scanned 458 products that launched on Product Hunt over 30 days in July and August 2026. 397 published a readable pri…

11 Aug 2026

Scraping the whole internet is the easy case. Your small, targeted scrape is not.

Scraping the whole internet is the easy case. Your small, targeted scrape is not.

The EDPB's draft Guidelines 03/2026 cover web scraping for generative AI, and they reach the team that re-uses someone…

3 Aug 2026