Privacy by Design is Not a Cookie Banner
Privacy by design means building safer data handling into platforms, analytics, CRM integrations, and workflows from the start, not relying on banners later.
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GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework introduced by the European Union in 2018. It changed the expectations around privacy and personal data on the web. The writing here is concerned with the engineering behind those expectations, and with why responsible data handling cannot be reduced to a cookie banner or a last‑minute compliance task.
Privacy by Design is Not a Cookie Banner. 
Generating Email Addresses from Public Data is Illegal. Generating Email Addresses from Public Data is Illegal
Using Companies House data to generate speculative email addresses is illegal under GDPR and PECR. I explain why personal email misuse violates privacy laws.
Ethical Web Development I: Privacy, Consent, and Security. Ethical Web Development I: Privacy, Consent, and Security
Why web developers are responsible for protecting user privacy, rejecting manipulative consent patterns, and building secure, maintainable websites.