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GDPR Article 22 and Automated Decision-Making: What It Covers, When It Applies, and How to Comply

GDPR Article 22 prohibits decisions based solely on automated processing — including profiling — that produce legal or similarly significant effects on an individual, unless one of three narrow exceptions applies

Jun 30, 2026

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Legitimate Interests Assessment (LIA) Under GDPR: A Step-by-Step Guide with Worked Example

A Legitimate Interests Assessment is a documented three-part test — purpose, necessity, balancing — that determines whether Article 6(1)(f) GDPR lawfully covers a processing activity; without a completed LIA on record before processing begins, the legal basis does not exist.

Jun 30, 2026

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How to Register a High-Risk AI System Under the EU AI Act (And What's Actually True About the August Deadline)

Most high-risk AI systems register in the EU Commission's centralized database (Article 49/71) rather than with any national authority — the national-registration path is a narrow exception for critical infrastructure, and the August 2, 2026 deadline most people are racing toward is very likely about to move to December 2, 2027.

Jun 29, 2026

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Privacy Governance vs. Data Governance: What's the Real Difference?

Data governance manages how an organization handles *all* of its data — quality, ownership, access, and lifecycle, across every system. Privacy governance is the part of that work focused specifically on personal data: consent, purpose limitation, data subject rights, and the legal exposure that com

Jun 26, 2026

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Cookiebot vs. OneTrust vs. Secure Privacy: Which Consent Management Platform Is Right for You?

Cookiebot, OneTrust, and Secure Privacy serve three different markets, and the comparison is more nuanced than "basic vs. mid-market vs. enterprise."

Jun 25, 2026

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Best AI Governance Platforms in 2026: How to Choose, and What the Top Tools Actually Govern

There is no single "best" AI governance platform in 2026 because the category covers genuinely different jobs: some platforms document and assess AI risk, some enforce policy on live AI traffic at runtime, and some extend existing GRC or data privacy workflows to cover AI specifically.

Jun 24, 2026

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International Data Transfer Risk Index 2026: Ranking 30 Destination Countries by DPA Enforcement Severity

The International Data Transfer Risk Index 2026 ranks 30 countries by how severely European data protection authorities (DPAs) are enforcing against international personal data transfers to that destination — based on adequacy status, documented enforcement actions, supplementary measure requirement

Jun 23, 2026

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Why You Can't Vibe Code to Compliance

You can't vibe code to compliance because compliance is not a feature you can prompt your way into — it's evidence you have to be able to produce. An AI coding assistant can generate a working signup form, a working database, and a working cookie banner in minutes. It cannot generate the audit trail

Jun 22, 2026

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How Do Companies Audit AI Usage?

Companies audit AI usage by first building a complete inventory of every AI system in use — including unsanctioned "shadow AI" tools and autonomous agents employees or teams adopted without approval — then assessing each one against a recognized framework like the NIST AI RMF or ISO/IEC 42001, testing whether controls actually function in practice, and producing documented, audit-ready evidence rather than a policy statement alone.

Jun 19, 2026

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GDPR Enforcement Heat Map Q2 2026: Which DPAs Are Fining, What For, and Who's Next

Every major GDPR enforcement summary tells you what already happened. This one tells you what is about to happen.

By Daniel de Almeida Afonso

Jun 18, 2026

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How Do Companies Manage Consent Across Websites and Apps?

Companies manage consent across websites and apps by implementing a Consent Management Platform (CMP) — software that runs four core operations in sequence: collect user choices about data processing, match those choices to a user identity that persists across platforms, harmonize the consent record

Jun 17, 2026

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What Are AI Governance Controls? Definition, Examples, and How to Implement Them

AI governance controls are the specific, implemented mechanisms — policies, technical safeguards, oversight processes, and accountability structures — that organizations use to ensure AI systems operate safely, fairly, transparently, and in compliance with applicable law.

Jun 16, 2026

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Explore our latest blog posts — Page 8

GDPR Article 22 and Automated Decision-Making: What It Covers, When It Applies, and How to Comply

Legitimate Interests Assessment (LIA) Under GDPR: A Step-by-Step Guide with Worked Example

How to Register a High-Risk AI System Under the EU AI Act (And What's Actually True About the August Deadline)

Privacy Governance vs. Data Governance: What's the Real Difference?

Cookiebot vs. OneTrust vs. Secure Privacy: Which Consent Management Platform Is Right for You?

Best AI Governance Platforms in 2026: How to Choose, and What the Top Tools Actually Govern

International Data Transfer Risk Index 2026: Ranking 30 Destination Countries by DPA Enforcement Severity

Why You Can't Vibe Code to Compliance

How Do Companies Audit AI Usage?

GDPR Enforcement Heat Map Q2 2026: Which DPAs Are Fining, What For, and Who's Next

How Do Companies Manage Consent Across Websites and Apps?

What Are AI Governance Controls? Definition, Examples, and How to Implement Them

Stay Ahead of Privacy Compliance