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Wed Feb 01 2023
How Privacy-First Data Tactics Drive Protection for People & Better Results for Companies
Data privacy concerns are on the rise, leading to an increased need for businesses to comply, but basic compliance is not enough. A shift to a privacy-first data economy, with transparency, control, & mutual benefits is the key to fix the broken ecosystem.
Mon Jan 23 2023
Concord Privacy News: 1/23/23
Concord registers as a Data Privacy Champion for the 2023 Data Privacy week to help spread data privacy awareness; WhatsApp hit with €5.5 million fine for violating data protection laws; Australia considering European-style right to be forgotten privacy laws.
Thu Jan 12 2023
Concord Privacy News: 1/12/23
Concord launches improved consent management controls; Why data privacy should matter to marketers; TikTok & Microsoft under fire in regards to data privacy.
Sat Dec 31 2022
Product Release: Integrated Zapier Experiences, Zapier Updates, Shopify App, & New Developer Docs
Integrated Zapier experience, our new Shopify app, and our updated developer docs experience for both our Privacy API and our Site API.
Tue Dec 20 2022
Concord Privacy News: 12/20/22
Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act (VDCPA) goes into effect on January 1st along with California's CPRA; Meta to face ads reckoning and Microsoft moving on data localization.
Wed Nov 30 2022
Concord Privacy News: 11/30/2022
CPRA takes effect January 1; Organizations continue to risk non-compliance.
Fri Oct 28 2022
Concord Privacy News: 10/28/22
Concord Accepted into Creative Destruction Lab; Cybersecurity Awareness Top of Mind This Month.
Thu Oct 13 2022
Creative Destruction Lab Admission
Through a competitive process, Concord was accepted to the Creative Destruction Lab Program at the University of British Columbia.
Thu Sep 29 2022
Concord Privacy News: 09/29/22
Concord Introduces New Self-Service Features; FTC Report Highlights Increasing Use of Dark Patterns
Tue Sep 06 2022
Concord Privacy News: 09/06/22
FTC to address data surveillance; Quebec rolls out new data privacy law.
Mon Aug 22 2022
Concord Privacy News: 08/22/22
Federal privacy legislation is introduced as the average cost of data breaches reaches a record high.
Thu Jun 30 2022
Product Release: Data Mapping, Privacy Request Details via Email, & Owner Permissions
Expanded data mapping capabilities, the ability to receive copies of privacy requests via email, owner permissions, and a variety of other fixes and improvements.
Mon Feb 07 2022
Product Release: Data System Attributes, Privacy Request Workflows, Data System Tasks, Manual Privacy Requests, & Privacy Request History
Expanded list of data system attributes for data mapping/compliance documentation, easier handling of data privacy requests via our new automated privacy request workflows and data system tasks, and manual privacy request handling and privacy request history for users.
Mon Feb 07 2022
Concord Privacy News: 02/07/22
Concord serves as a Data Privacy Week Champion and dramatically expands upon their data systems functionality.
Thu Oct 21 2021
Product Release: Data Systems, Do Not Sell, & Zapier Integration
Data systems for data mapping/compliance documentation purposes and for future functionality for easier handling of data privacy requests, configurable Do Not Sell option that can be added to Privacy Center, and the first general availability version of our Zapier integration for connecting to third party services.
Wed Sep 15 2021
Dcode Program Acceptance
Concord selected to participate in exclusive Dcode accelerator, a competitive program that helps top emerging tech companies break into and scale in the federal market.
Mon Jul 19 2021
Air Force & DoD Contract & Partnership
Portland-based data privacy firm Concord selected by the U.S. Air Force & the Department of Defense to help modernize their data management and privacy processes.
Tue Jun 29 2021
Patent Approval & Filings
Concord receives patent approvals for innovative consent & compliance solutions; now has 17 claims approved and 20 more pending.
Tue Jun 22 2021
Product Release: Send From Emails, Cross-Site Tracking, & CSV Exports
Custom email address for emails delivered to users, our new cross-site domain tracking support, and CSV export functionality.
Tue Apr 27 2021
Product Release: Initial Commercial Release, Notifications, & Reporting/Wizard Updates
Our first commercial platform release that also adds individual level notifications support, plus a number of additional reporting enhancements.
Tue Mar 02 2021
Product Release: Reporting, Analytics, & API Docs
Large update to our reporting and analytics functionality, including our new dashboard and reporting widgets, plus the first version of our API docs site for developers.
Tue Jan 05 2021
Product Release: Consent Type/Consent Event Enhancements & Setup Wizards
Improvements to our Consent Types and Consent Events functionality and our new easy-to-use setup wizards.
Fri Nov 20 2020
Product Release: Custom Scripts, Domains/Session Service, & User Permissions/Roles
Custom script functionality to make it easy to make custom code changes, the initial version of of our domains functionality and session service, and user permissions and roles.
Mon Sep 14 2020
Product Release: Implied Consent Events & Privacy Requests Refresh
New support for implied consent events, for use with implied consent scenarios (like privacy policy disclosures), and a refresh of our privacy requests functionality.