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Tue Jul 15 2025
Concord Privacy News: 7/15/25
Major privacy and social media laws take effect this July; U.S. House bans WhatsApp on official devices over security and data protection issues; many data brokers aren’t registering across state lines, privacy groups say.
Thu Jul 10 2025
Product News: WordPress Updates: Major Plugin Update + Consent API Integration
We’re excited to announce a major update to our WordPress plugin—plus expanded support for the WordPress Consent API Plugin.
Wed Jul 09 2025
US State Data Privacy Laws: What Businesses Need to Know
In recent years, data privacy has emerged as a critical concern for businesses and individuals alike. Consumers expect companies to safeguard their personal and sensitive data, and businesses are learning to operate within the guidelines of new state-level consumer data privacy laws.
Fri Jun 27 2025
Product News: New & Improved Integrations & Installation Center
We’re excited to announce a major update to Concord’s Integrations & Installation Center—designed to make setup faster, smoother, and more flexible than ever.
Thu Jun 05 2025
Understanding Data Subject Requests (DSRs) & Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)
A Comprehensive Guide to Data Privacy & Personal Information Rights and the DSR & DSAR Response Process.
Fri May 30 2025
Concord Privacy News: 5/30/25
Privacy advocates challenge proposed GDPR revisions; Regeneron to buy bankrupt 23andMe, vows ethical use of customer DNA data; Gen Z's new side hustle: selling data.
Tue May 13 2025
Concord Privacy News: 5/13/25
Business community opposes proposed changes to CT data privacy law; Google to pay Texas $1.4 billion in data privacy settlement; California weakens AI and privacy rules, giving tech giants more leeway.
Tue Apr 29 2025
Product News: Privacy Center Themes with Preview Mode
We’re excited to introduce Privacy Center Themes, a new feature that gives you greater control over how your Privacy Center appears on your website.
Mon Apr 28 2025
Concord Privacy News: 4/28/25
Massachusetts lawmakers consider comprehensive consumer privacy legislation; states grappling with divergent consent standards; Congress to investigate 23andMe's handling of sensitive data.
Tue Apr 01 2025
Concord Privacy News: 4/1/25
Senators reintroduce Genomic Data Protection Act; report shows that school districts lag on data privacy expertise; top 10 takeaways from the new HIPAA security rule NPRM.
Tue Apr 01 2025
Product News: Introducing Enhanced Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) Resolution Status Tracking for Greater Transparency & Compliance
We're excited to introduce enhanced Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) resolution tracking, improving transparency, automated workflows, and backend reporting/auditing for compliance teams.
Mon Mar 24 2025
Product News: Industry-First AI Policy Generator & Enhanced Privacy Policy Generator
We’re excited to announce two powerful new Concord policy templates that are designed to simplify compliance and strengthen governance: our AI Policy Generator and Enhanced Privacy Policy Generator.
Mon Mar 17 2025
Product Release: New Lite Pricing Plan
We're excited to announce our new Lite pricing plan, a cost-effective option designed around our core policy generation/maintenance and consent management features.
Wed Mar 05 2025
Product Release: Placeholders & Floating Button Position
Concord Product News: iFrame & Image Blocked Content Placeholder & Configurable Floating Button Position.
Fri Feb 28 2025
Concord Privacy News: 2/28/25
US House of Representatives launches new push for federal privacy law; Texas investigates Chinese AI firm DeepSeek over privacy and security concerns; New York’s health data privacy bill would make state toughest in nation.
Mon Jan 27 2025
Product Release: Cookie Policy Generator
Concord releases new cookie policy generator feature.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Concord Privacy News: 1/23/25
Nebraska poised to lead nation in agricultural data privacy protection; In a first, EU Court fines EU for breaching own data protection law; GDPR fines total €1.2bn in 2024.
Wed Jan 15 2025
Product Release: New Concord Plugins for Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, Bubble, & Framer, Plus Newly Updated Integration Guides
New Concord plugins and updated integration guides.
Thu Jan 09 2025
Concord Privacy News: 1/9/25
Eight new state privacy laws take effect in 2025; protecting consumers’ location data; US federal agencies FTC & CFPB stamp down on data sharing, ringing warning bell in adland.
Thu Dec 26 2024
Concord Certified by Google as a Gold-Tier Consent Management Platform (CMP) Partner
Concord joins a select group of Google Certified Gold-Tier Consent Management Platform (CMP) Partners, recognized for easy integration with Google Consent Mode V2, high-quality customer support, and our powerful privacy platform that helps ensure real compliance with privacy regulations.
Wed Dec 18 2024
Concord Privacy News: 12/18/24
CFCB says state privacy laws leave consumers' financial data exposed; 63% of HR professionals cite data privacy and security as top AI concerns; Google will track your location for 180 days—then it stops.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Product Release: Configurable Card & Button Radius Options, Consent Banner Box/Dialog Options w/ Location, Improved Wizards, New Developers Site, & Other Improvements
The latest Concord release introduces enhanced customization options for the Consent Banner & Privacy Center, with configurable card and button radius settings, new dialog layout options with location support, and updated banner animations. We’ve streamlined onboarding with improved project and organization wizards, added robust consent configuration features, and launched a refreshed developer docs site. Other updates include new floating button icon options, privacy portal fixes, improved export functionalities, and other improvements.
Thu Nov 07 2024
Product Release: Consent Banner, Privacy Center, & Floating Button Updates, Customizable Fonts, Branded Theme, Data Mapping Updates, and Other Fixes & Enhancements
Consent Banner, Privacy Center, & Floating Button Updates, Customizable Fonts, Branded Theme, Data Mapping Updates, and Other Fixes & Enhancements.
Mon Nov 04 2024
Concord Privacy News: 11/04/24
US government advances restrictions on international data broker sales; 'Open banking' rules for consumer data unveiled by US watchdog; FCC expands cooperation with states on data security, privacy enforcement.