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Background on cookie banners, data protection, and the laws behind them.
Aug 31, 2026
Why do cookie banners exist at all?
What cookies actually do, why they need consent, and what a cookie banner is really meant to prove.
Aug 31, 2026
The ePrivacy Directive: where the cookie consent rule comes from
How the EU created the cookie rules in 2002 and 2009 — and why an opt-out turned into a consent requirement.
Aug 31, 2026
GDPR and cookies: how the two laws work together
Why cookie banners cite both the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR — and what that means for consent.
Aug 31, 2026
TDDDG: Germany's implementation of the cookie rules
From the TMG through the TTDSG to the TDDDG — how Germany translated the EU's cookie consent rules into national law.
Aug 31, 2026
The Planet49 ruling: why opt-out isn't enough
How the CJEU ruled in 2019 that pre-ticked cookie checkboxes are not valid consent — and what that means for cookie banners.
Aug 31, 2026
Fines for cookie violations: what businesses actually risk
Real fine cases around cookie consent — and what data protection authorities actually check during an audit.