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How consent, cookies and data protection fit together — in plain language, with diagrams that carry the argument.

All articles (32) Basics (6) Technology (8) Law and duties (6) Data subject rights (4) Practice (8)

Law and duties

When consent actually counts

Freely given, informed, unambiguous, purpose-specific: the four conditions for valid consent under the GDPR.

4 August 2026 · 3 minutes read

Basics

What "personal data" actually means

IP address, cookie ID, device characteristics: why data without a name can be personal, and when anonymisation really holds.

1 August 2026 · 3 minutes read

Law and duties

The six permissions in the GDPR

Consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task, legitimate interests: the six legal bases with examples.

30 July 2026 · 3 minutes read

Basics

Why websites have to ask at all

Where the duty to show a consent banner comes from: the ePrivacy Directive, the GDPR and the Planet 49 ruling, explained in order.

28 July 2026 · 3 minutes read

Basics

What a cookie is – and what it is not

A cookie is a short piece of text a website leaves in the browser. What it contains, how long it stays, and why a consent duty follows from it.

25 July 2026 · 5 minutes read

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