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Kentucky makes changes to its upcoming privacy law: Kentucky HB15
The Governor of Kentucky signed a new bill (HB473) on March 5, 2025. The bill makes several amendments to the state’s privacy law (HB15), which is scheduled to go into effect on …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
How to avoid needing a Cookie Consent Banner on your website
We create website policies and consent banners for a living, and even we’d prefer avoiding cookie consent banners whenever possible. Being interrupted by a banner is never ideal, but for many websites, …
Hans Skillrud
Data Privacy News for March
Another month, another batch of privacy news. This month, we interviewed Professor Daniel Solove on Privacy Lawls about how new technologies are causing invasions of privacy, as well as his upcoming book, …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Privacy Policy vs. Privacy Notice: The entire Internet has it all wrong
We all make mistakes. For example, I once dated a guy who had snakes as pets. But hey, I was younger then so hopefully all is forgiven. Unfortunately, there’s one massive mistake …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Does a Nonprofit Need a Privacy Policy on Their Website?
If you visit any website, there’s a good chance that you see a Privacy Policy link sitting in the footer of that website. That’s because most websites collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Data Privacy News for February 2025
We are happy to present you with the Termageddon Law Firm Partners newsletter for February, 2025. We hope that you enjoyed your Data Privacy Day last week! This month, we interviewed attorney …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
A Closer Look at the FTC’s Latest Rules for Negative Option Offers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently updated its rules for negative option offers. Negative option offers are offers that allow sellers to assume that if a customer is silent or inactive, …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Websites nationwide are being sued over an old California Law. CIPA lawyer explains why.
Privacy lawsuits filed in California have been a hot topic of discussion in the privacy space. And for good reason: In the past few years, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed in …
Jason Kelly
Privacy and Data News for December 2024
‘Tis the season for giving, family, and data/privacy violations by corporations, apparently. In addition to all the privacy drama, we also interviewed young privacy professional Landon McKinney on Privacy Lawls, where we …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Privacy tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping
Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) is quite the big deal every year, with thousands of retailers offering special pricing and consumers spending billions of dollars to snatch up those savings. In …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Privacy & Data Protection News for November 2024
It was a big month for privacy news as well as Privacy Lawls. This month, we interviewed privacy attorney Paul Singer on Privacy Lawls. Check out our discussion where we talk about …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
What are dark patterns and does your website have them?
Let’s address the spooky elephant in the room. Saying a website is full of “Dark Patterns” sounds like we’re talking about paranormal activity. Good news. Your website probably isn’t haunted by ancient …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud