Things we wish someone had told us about consent.
Engineering-grade write-ups on Google Consent Mode v2, GDPR, ePrivacy, and the practical choices that move your acceptance rate.
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Cookiebot vs CookieGuard: an honest 2026 comparison
Side-by-side: script weight, time-to-paint, customization, pricing, developer experience, and the one feature each tool does better.
ComparisonTools - · 11 min read
The 2026 GDPR cookie banner checklist (the one regulators actually read)
Twelve concrete things your cookie banner must do — including the four that French CNIL and the German DSK keep fining sites for in 2025.
GDPRePrivacyCompliance - · 9 min read
Google Consent Mode v2: what changed in 2024 and what you must do in 2026
Two new signals (ad_user_data, ad_personalization), Basic vs Advanced mode, and the EEA enforcement deadline — explained in plain English with a working snippet.
GCM v2GDPRGoogle Ads - · 8 min read
How to install a Consent Management Platform via Google Tag Manager (the right way)
Step-by-step: GTM Consent Mode template, default deny, listener tag, per-tag consent gating, and the three traps that silence half your tags forever.
GTMImplementation - · 12 min read
Consent Mode v2 for e-commerce in 2026: how to keep ROAS high without breaking the law
EEA conversion modeling, server-side tagging, and the four cookies you can ALWAYS set without consent — for Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento operators.
E-commerceGCM v2ROAS