The gazette
Guides & case studies
Implementation guides and enforcement post-mortems. Every post links back to the jurisdiction entries it draws on.
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16 June 2026
gdprsaaschecklistThe GDPR Compliance Checklist for SaaS Founders (Build Order Included)
Fourteen tasks, ordered by risk-per-hour: what to build first, what to document, and what can wait until you have customers asking. Written for founders doing compliance without a lawyer.
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9 June 2026
case-studytransfersMeta Was Fined €1.2 Billion for Data Transfers. Here Is What It Means for Your US Vendors
The largest GDPR fine in history was not about a breach or dark patterns — it was about where data physically flows. A case study in transfer compliance for teams using US SaaS tools.
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2 June 2026
e-commercedpaWhy Your Shopify Store Needs a DPA (and Where to Get One in 10 Minutes)
Every app in your Shopify stack processes customer data on your behalf — which makes you legally responsible for it. Here is what a Data Processing Agreement covers and how to close the gap fast.
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26 May 2026
gdprccpacomparisonGDPR vs CCPA: What's Actually Different (A Builder's Comparison)
GDPR asks permission first; CCPA asks forgiveness with an opt-out. Here is how the two models differ on consent, rights, fines, and engineering work — and how to comply with both at once.
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12 May 2026
cookiesimplementationHow to Implement GDPR Cookie Consent in 2026 (Without Killing Your Conversion Rate)
A developer-first guide to cookie consent that actually passes regulator sweeps: what needs consent, what does not, banner design rules by country, and how to wire prior blocking correctly.