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85% of EU and UK websites run a cookie banner that fails GDPR's minimum bar for valid consent, according to Aarhus University's CHI 2025 study of 254,148 sites tested in August-September 2024. See which specific defects, missing reject buttons, pre-ticked boxes, ignored refusals, have already triggered real fines in France, Italy, Belgium, and Spain.
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Hiring a lawyer to draft a terms and conditions page costs $980 on average, according to ContractsCounsel's marketplace data current as of July 2026. See hourly rate benchmarks, state-by-state bid ranges, and how terms of service pricing compares.
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The European Commission's May 2025 proposal puts a number on part of GDPR's paperwork bill: EUR 300 million a year in record-keeping costs it wants to cut for smaller companies. See what GDPR compliance costs by company size, staffing, and the price of getting it wrong.
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The California Privacy Protection Agency has fined at least 11 unregistered data brokers a combined $542,000 since November 2024, per the agency's own enforcement announcements through January 2026. See every case, the Data Broker Enforcement Strike Force, and how the agency's own actions differ from the Attorney General's CCPA settlements.
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General Motors' $12.75 million CCPA settlement, announced in May 2026 by the California Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency, is the largest of 13 confirmed cases. See every CCPA settlement ranked from GM's record fine down to Todd Snyder's $345,178 case, and how the top spot has changed hands three times since 2022.
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Home contractors, repair techs, and trade services collect data a generic template never covers: quote-request forms, dispatch app scheduling, on-site job photos, and review-platform sharing.
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