Q1 brings new privacy enforcement in Kentucky, Rhode Island, and Indiana with stricter consent and data sharing rules. More updates hit in 2026 across CT, CO, and CA. Teams need stronger validation to avoid silent failures and rising enforcement risk.

Google’s $425M penalty shows a hard truth: opt-out controls are meaningless without proof they work. As systems grow more complex, silent failures are inevitable. Brands now need continuous, real-world verification to ensure user choices are actually honored.

The LinkedIn class action highlights a growing truth: privacy failures now happen in code, not policy. Hidden tags, SDKs, and pixels can share data after opt out. Companies need evidence-based monitoring that proves what actually happens in the browser.

Privacy and adtech risks are rising, and automation alone cannot keep pace. At the Privacy and Security Forum, Boltive showed how consent signals, tags and ads fail in real environments, and how simulated user testing helps teams catch issues early.

Discover how a major security breach in the JavaScript ecosystem compromised over 20 popular npm packages, including Prebid.js. Learn why this supply chain attack is a critical threat to ad tech and what immediate steps you can take to protect your ad stack and users.