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- 18 Aug, 2026
88.2% of Consent Banners Break GDPR Rules [2026]
88.2% of consent banners fail to meet minimum GDPR legal requirements, according to a CHI 2020 audit of the UK's top 10,000 websites by Nouwens et al. See the exact violations researchers found, a newer 97,000-site follow-up study, and what regulators are fining in 2026.
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