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William Newmark
William Newmark

William Newmark is Senior Legal Counsel for Usercentrics. He is based in Lisbon, Portugal and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) in both US and EU law. William received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2007, and is a qualified lawyer in California and Washington state. Before joining Usercentrics, William was in-house counsel for one of the largest insurers in the United States, and also spent over a decade in private practice at a large international law firm as well as with smaller regional law firms.

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Apr 2, 2026
Age verification requirements are expanding rapidly across the U.S. and in a growing number of countries globally. This article covers the key regulations, the cost of non-compliance — including fines, criminal liability, and reputational damage — and how businesses can build an auditable, defensible age verification process.
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Mar 27, 2026
CalPrivacy's enforcement apparatus has expanded dramatically: a new Audits Division, automated website scanning, the nine-state Consortium of Privacy Regulators, and a deterrence-first penalty philosophy. For U.S. businesses, the risk is no longer theoretical as investigations can open without warning, and fixing a violation before agency contact doesn't guarantee avoiding a fine. Learn about the 10 areas driving enforcement.
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