LOKKER CEO, Ian Cohen, Interviewed on How IT Leaders can Address Online Privacy Risks
This Q&A covers how IT leaders specifically can address online privacy risks in a complex landscape shaped by varying state laws and privacy regulations. Ian Cohen, CEO of LOKKER, emphasizes the importance of using real-time monitoring tools and unified dashboards to manage privacy concerns and reduce the risk of lawsuits. He discusses the challenges posed […]
Common Data Privacy Challenges Companies Face in 2024
Examine the evolving challenges of data privacy compliance in 2024, addressing the complexities of third-party software, regulatory landscapes, and emerging technologies. This article explores best practices for companies to safeguard user data while adapting to new legal and technical realities.
Privacy Oversights: Why Your Tech Stack Needs an Update
The article by Ian Cohen, CEO of LOKKER, emphasizes the importance of updating tech stacks to address privacy oversights caused by unauthorized data tracking and misconfigured consent tools. It highlights common issues with privacy tools, such as cookies loading before consent and outdated banners, which leave companies vulnerable to legal risks. IT leaders must adopt […]
Is Your Consent Banner Giving You a False Sense of Security?
Many consent banners give organizations a false sense of security, as they often fail to properly block tracking technologies or mislead users with “dark patterns.” This leaves companies, especially in healthcare, vulnerable to legal risks under privacy regulations like UDAAP. Technical errors, misconfigurations, and deceptive designs in consent management platforms (CMPs) can unintentionally expose user […]
Comprehensive Guide to Web Privacy Laws and Regulations
This guide provides an overview of privacy laws often cited in web tracker lawsuits. We’ve noted the laws that include a private right of action, which allows individuals to file lawsuits when they believe their privacy rights were violated.
Digital Marketing and Privacy: What You Need to Know
Data privacy has become a convoluted challenge for digital marketers. Digital platforms have streamlined the process of gathering data and insights at an unprecedented level. However, consumers (and governments, for that matter) are more concerned about the use of their data than ever before.
How Companies Can Comply With The My Health My Data Act
The My Health, My Data Act (MHMDA), effective in Washington state, extends privacy protections to personal health data beyond traditional healthcare settings. Companies must ensure compliance by rethinking data collection practices, expanding transparency, and gaining explicit consent for sensitive information. This includes updating privacy policies, implementing opt-out options, and safeguarding data with strong security measures. […]
LOKKER Launches New Web Privacy Risk Summary for Insurers
Provides insurers the ability to generate on-demand, real-time web privacy risk reports to share with their insureds to reduce related fines, lawsuits, and breaches REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — LOKKER, provider of online data privacy and compliance solutions for enterprises, today released a new privacy solution for insurers: the ability to share on-demand web privacy risk […]
Online Privacy in the Age of Data Brokers
This article from Lokker CEO Ian Cohen highlights how data brokers collect, buy, and sell personal information without user consent, often resulting in privacy risks. It explains how companies use data for targeted ads and the hidden dangers this poses, such as identity theft and discrimination. The piece stresses the importance of increased regulation, user awareness, and proactive privacy tools to protect individuals’ data from being exploited by brokers in today’s digital landscape.
Are Consent Banners Really Protecting Consumer Privacy?
Cookie consent tools were created to comply with privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA by obtaining user permission before data sharing. However, recent research reveals that many of these tools are malfunctioning. Issues include cookies loading before consent, missing banners on certain pages, and outdated information.