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The best data privacy resources for 2026
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The best data privacy resources for 2026

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12/30/2025

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Thierry Maout

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Published  

December 30, 2025

by 

Thierry Maout

10 min read
Summary

As per our tradition, let's kick off 2026 with a comprehensive list of data privacy resources, articles, and materials to help you start the new year right.

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For this edition we've prepared an even more thorough breakdown than ever before, covering everything from the very basics of data privacy to advanced guides, thought-provoking op-eds, and online webinars. Get your bookmarks ready!

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Data privacy 101: Essential concepts for 2026

Let's start with some reading on essential data privacy concepts everyone needs to know about:

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Once you're familiar with these concepts, time to zoom in on consent management specifically.

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Consent Management Platforms (CMP): Where to get started?

Here's a list to help you get a solid grasp on consent management and consent management platforms:

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Our Didomi CMP is a certified Google CMP partner with gold status, but to make sure our solutions are the right fit for your specific needs, we put together a guide covering everything you should know before making a decision on your consent management provider. Download it on our website:

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Server-side tagging: Learning the basics

The next item you should learn about is server-side tagging, an innovative technology allowing organizations to face modern challenges surrounding data collection and activation:

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We believe server-side tagging has an incredible potential for organizations, so much so that we acquired Addingwell, a leading server-side tagging solution. Learn more about the acquisition, and the history behind the company and server-side tagging as a whole, in our interview with Romain Baert, Addingwell's co-founder and CEO.

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Managing regulatory compliance: Laws and frameworks

We've been helping our readers make sense of data privacy regulations for years, doing our best to help you more clearly sort through the often confusing patchwork of laws around the world, a trend that is not likely to slow down anytime soon.

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In this section, you'll find useful guides to bookmark addressing country-specific laws, state laws in the U.S., and data privacy frameworks you can adopt.

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Data privacy laws around the world

In our country guides article series, we cover the various regulations and intricacies of data privacy laws globally. Some of the country topics we have covered over the years (so far) include:

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Disclaimer: While we try to keep all our content up to date and revisit articles often, be mindful that some of our older articles might be in the process of being updated. Always double-check information you find online and remember that our articles do not constitute legal advice.

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Data privacy laws in the United States

Europe has been a trailblazer for data privacy, but the U.S. is quickly catching up, with a growing number of state laws, recurring rumors of a federal privacy law in the works, and enforcement picking up speed in 2025.

Our comprehensive guide to data privacy in the U.S. is updated regularly, and we have covered a number of state laws in detail (more coming soon):

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In addition to these law-focused guides, we also cover U.S.-centric topics to help you understand (and navigate) the unique patchwork and news coming out of North America:

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We are constantly releasing updates to our CMP to address the growing U.S. regulatory ecosystem, and have acquired Sourcepoint, a data privacy technology company with strong publisher market share, over 200 global enterprise customers, and a leadership with extensive experience in the U.S. Read our interview with Brian Kane, the company's co-founder and COO to learn more, and follow A Little Privacy Please, the weekly update from Julie Rubash, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Sourcepoint, to stay up to date with everything data privacy in the U.S.

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Data privacy frameworks you should know about

Last but not least, compliance is made easier by the frameworks and standardization efforts put in place across our industry. Some of the most important you should know (and leverage) are:

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Note that Didomi integrates with all these initiatives. Let us know if you have any questions.

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Data privacy deep dives: Advanced topics and news

Let's go beyond the basics and look at some of the hottest privacy topics for 2026.

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Advanced data privacy guides

For seasoned data privacy professionals, the devil is in the details and while you'll find the core of our more specific product guidance in our Help Center, our blog also regularly features deep dives worth exploring. Some readings we recommend for 2026 are:

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If you're interested in digging even deeper about the state of consent globally, take a look at our yearly benchmark, where we share proprietary insights on consent performance in different countries, environments, CMP configuration, and more (the 2026 edition will be out in the coming weeks):

Data privacy in practice with our client case studies

The best way to grasp a concept is often to witness it in action, from inception to results. This is what we're offering with our large selection of case studies, co-created with trusted clients and partners over the years, across several industries, countries, and challenges. Here are the case studies we published in 2025:

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This is of course only the most recent testimonials we published. Explore our full list of case studies to discover the work we conducted over the years with leading companies and teams around the globe.

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Data privacy news you should know about

2025 has been an extremely active year, even by general standards for an industry that is constantly shifting and moving. To ensure you have everything you need to tackle 2026, read these:

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The best way to stay in the loop is to follow us on LinkedIn, where we share daily content on data privacy, and give the mic to experts, both in-house and external, to share their knowledge and experience.

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Opinions and insights from data privacy pros

Our blog has grown over the years into a space where experts, both in-house and external, can take the stage and share their perspectives and insights on current trends, challenges, and the future of data privacy. Guest writers have covered topics from consent management to AI, U.S. privacy, and more in op-eds, guides, interviews, and webinars. Here are some of the great guest content we published in 2025:

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If you have something to contribute, please reach out! The team would be happy to read your pitch and consider you for a spot on our blog. And if you want to watch more expert content in video format, check out our top data privacy webinars for 2026, including our number one digital event of the year, a discussion with Max Schrems on the next chapter of data privacy:

‍What's next? Continue learning about data privacy in 2026

We hope you find this list of data privacy resources useful and will be able to leverage them in the year ahead. To continue learning about data privacy this year, you have options:

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Lastly, our formal 2026 predictions are coming: we asked a panel of world-class privacy experts what they anticipate will be the biggest privacy topics to watch out for the upcoming, and we're releasing it all in an article in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

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Thierry Maout
Lead content manager at Didomi.
Managing content at Didomi. I love reading, writing, and learning about data privacy, technology, culture, and education.
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Thierry Maout
Lead content manager at Didomi.
Managing content at Didomi. I love reading, writing, and learning about data privacy, technology, culture, and education.
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