Why Do We Need Privacy Policies and Terms of Service
An aspect that many know exist, but few pay attention to, is what we refer to as the Privacy Policies and Terms of Service – a.k.a Terms of Use or simply Terms and Conditions. The digital transformation has set off alarms in countries all over the world about digital practices regarding data collection and data […]
What is Cookie Consent and why are websites forcing it on you?
Cookie consent refers to a user allowing specific data to be collected through HTTP cookies. As with any other type of data collection, Cookie collected data is regulated by GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation, a set of rules adopted by the EU Parliament in 2016 in order to replace the old regulation adopted back […]
What is WHOIS data?
The confusing definition is that WHOIS data is information stored in a WHOIS database that ICANN regulates. But, what is WHOIS and what type of data does it’s database carry? For starters, WHOIS is not an acronym, but rather a pun for ‘whose domain name is this?’. Simply put, WHOIS is an example […]
Sign in with Facebook, Google, Twitter, and now, Apple
Last week at their annual developer conference, Apple presented a new way to sign into third-party sites and services. The new “Sign in with Apple” button will prevent third-party companies from obtaining your personal information. So far, many companies give their users the options to sign in with one-click, using Login with Google, Facebook, […]