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Richart Ruddie: Every Business Is Now at Risk of a Data Privacy Lawsuit
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About Richart Ruddie: Richart Ruddie is a serial founder and entrepreneur. After selling the largest online reputation management and branding agency, he started Captain Compliance, a leading data privacy and compliance software suite of tools.
In this episode, Ted and Richart Ruddie discuss:
- Navigating increasing regulations around online data privacy and compliance
- Understanding legal vulnerabilities tied to digital marketing technologies
- Adopting proactive measures to reduce exposure to data-related lawsuits
- Leveraging software to automate and adapt privacy management across jurisdictions
Key Takeaways:
- Businesses can unknowingly violate old or obscure laws like the Video Privacy Protection Act simply by embedding videos on their website that collect user data without fully disclosing or obtaining consent, making them vulnerable to lawsuits from opportunistic law firms.
- Major companies like Honda have faced regulatory penalties not because they lacked consent software, but because their tools were incorrectly configured, proving that technical implementation details can be just as legally significant as having compliance systems in place.
- In states like Washington, strict laws such as the My Health My Data Act require user consent to expire after 364 days, which means businesses must actively re-secure user permissions annually or risk breaching data retention regulations.
- By developing tools like adaptive privacy notices, dynamic cookie banners, and fully automated data subject access request portals, Captain Compliance helps businesses stay continuously compliant across different jurisdictions without requiring constant legal oversight or manual updates.
"Even if the client is checking the box saying, I have the software, they have to make sure that it’s configured right if they want to avoid fines and litigation." — Richart Ruddie
Connect with Richart Ruddie:
Website: https://captaincompliance.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richartruddie/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/captain-compliance/
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