Cookie Consent for the EU Accessibility Act 2025
The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025, and cookie banners on in-scope services must now work for keyboard and screen reader users. This guide covers who's in scope, what the 2030 transition really protects, the EN 301 549 benchmark, national penalties, and why an inaccessible banner also undermines GDPR consent.
8 min read· Jul 23, 2026
The EU AI Act and Cookie Data: Where the Two Regimes Meet
The EU AI Act does not change when you need cookie consent - that stays under ePrivacy and the GDPR. It governs the AI system that uses the data afterwards, adding a risk-based layer with separate regulators. Here is where the two regimes actually meet.
9 min read· Jul 21, 2026
What Is a TC String? IAB TCF Consent Strings Explained
A TC string is the compact, encoded record of a visitor's consent choices under the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework. Here is how it is structured, who reads it, and how to decode one.
5 min read· Jul 11, 2026