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What is GDPR, the EU Data Protection Law?

GDPR, the European Union’s data law, went into effect in 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation aims to protect all individuals within the 27 member states from having their personal information collected and misused by companies outside of Europe or elsewhere without consent. The GDPR also gives consumers more control over how their data is …

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CCPA compliance is not just for California businesses

Don’t let the name fool you: your business does not have to be based in California for your website to be affected by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). While CCPA remains the most well-known online data privacy law in the United States, four states are adding similar laws in 2023: Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and …

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Why You Shouldn’t Use the Elementor WordPress Builder

Elementor and other WordPress page builder plugins have skyrocketed in popularity over the last 5 years. These plugins can make it easy to build a new website, but they come with several drawbacks. What are page builder plugins? A page builder plugin such as Elementor, Divi or Beaver Builder is a WordPress plugin which allows …

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Building a Faster, Better Honolulu Star-Advertiser with WordPress – On a Budget!

As the eighth largest newspaper website in America by traffic, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser faced considerable challenges with WordPress. As a highly visible publisher, they were a common target for hackers, and with constantly growing traffic, just keeping the site running was a daily struggle. On top of all that, the newsroom placed constant, time-critical demands …

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