Donata is the Co-founder and President of Termageddon, an auto-updating generator of website and application policies. She is a licensed attorney and Certified Information Privacy Professional. She also serves as the Chair of the American Bar Association's ePrivacy Committee and the Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. In her free time, Donata enjoys beekeeping, hunting for morel mushrooms, and walks with her husband and two dogs.
There’s no other way to say it. The year 2025 is going to be an absolute doozy for website owners when it comes to privacy. 2023 brought us six new privacy laws. …
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Welcome to privacy news for the month of August! This month, we interviewed privacy attorney Darin Moore on Privacy Lawls. We discussed the US privacy law landscape, including why we don’t have …
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On June 29, 2024, the legislature of Rhode Island passed the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (DTPPA – RI HB 7787), enacting a comprehensive privacy law that will go …
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It’s been a busy month for privacy. We interviewed Mary Engle, the Executive President of Policy at BBB National Programs on Privacy Lawls. During the podcast episode, we discussed the privacy harms …
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On May 24, 2024, the Governor of Minnesota signed MN HF 4757, enacting the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA), a comprehensive state privacy law that will go into effect on July …
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A cookie consent banner is a very frequent feature of business websites as it allows website owners to comply with applicable privacy laws by enabling individuals to opt in or out of …
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If you own a website that collects Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as names, emails, phone numbers or IP addresses, you are probably aware of the fact that your website needs to …
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On May 9, 2024, the Governor of Maryland signed MD SB541, enacting the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024. This law will go into effect on October 1, 2025 and will …
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Most web designers serve as a “go to” person for all of their clients’ questions regarding websites, from which colors look good to installing website analytics and similar tools. If you are …
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Two new privacy laws were signed into law (Kentucky and Nebraska) and a federal privacy bill has been proposed as well, making this an interesting month in privacy. We also interviewed Michael …
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