Website privacy guides

Plain-English answers for business owners and agencies: what pre-consent tracking is, why it draws CIPA claims, and how to fix it on your platform.

Legal basics

Got a CIPA demand letter? What it means

What the letter claims, usual deadlines and amounts, and the first technical steps.

Trackers

Meta Pixel and CIPA

Why the Facebook Pixel draws lawsuits and how to make it wait without losing ad data.

Trackers

Session replay and chat: the wiretapping risk

Clarity, Hotjar, FullStory and chat widgets — the highest-risk tools a scan finds.

Check it

Is your cookie banner actually blocking trackers?

The 4 most common failures and a 2-minute test anyone can do.

Google

Google Consent Mode v2, explained

The 4 signals, basic vs. advanced, and how to confirm the default comes first.

How-to · Shopify

Shopify cookie consent

Banner for U.S. visitors, official apps, theme code and a clean re-scan.

How-to · WordPress

WordPress cookie consent

Consent plugins with real blocking, Google Tag Manager and caches.

Deep dive

CIPA lawsuits: laws, cases and costs

§ 631, § 637.2, SB 690, real settlements and what a claim can cost.

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