Episode 28 — Online Privacy: Tracking, Profiling, and Consumer Expectations

The online environment presents unique privacy risks. This episode examines how tracking technologies, behavioral profiling, and targeted advertising shape consumer experiences and regulatory responses. We’ll explore how cookies, pixels, and mobile identifiers operate, and why transparency and consent requirements are central to online privacy frameworks.

We also discuss how consumer expectations often outpace legal requirements, leading to reputational risks even when practices are technically compliant. Exam scenarios frequently draw on online privacy issues, making this a high-value area for focused study. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com