Carl Gottlieb

About Carl Gottlieb

Privacy Consultant, Data Protection Officer, Creator of BannerScanner

I’m an "Iceberg Spotter" for the tech industry. With over 23 years of hands-on experience at the intersection of data privacy, web engineering, and corporate compliance, I help organizations navigate complex regulatory frameworks without slowing down their business. I’m the host of The GDPR Guy podcast, a trusted privacy advisor to global tech companies like Duolingo and Hudl, and the creator of BannerScanner.

My Privacy Philosophy: Pragmatism Over Preachiness

Let’s be honest: privacy software is often terrible, and nobody starts a tech company because they are excited about cookie compliance.

Most enterprise privacy teams invest heavily in front-end Consent Management Platforms (CMPs), turn on the default settings, and check the compliance box. But under the hood, marketing pixels and tracking tags routinely bypass those banners, causing silent data leaks and massive legal exposure.

I didn’t build BannerScanner to preach about data morals. I built it because corporate compliance officers and General Counsels need an automated, engineering-grade line of defense against "Consent Drift" and regulatory enforcement. My job is to take the pain out of continuous compliance monitoring and give you the immutable data trails you need to protect your business.

Areas of Technical Expertise

• Multi-Jurisdictional Frameworks: Navigating the real-world operational overlap between GDPR, UK ePrivacy, CCPA/CPRA, and evolving US state frameworks.
• Consent Drift Automation: Detecting automated script bypasses and tracking failures across enterprise-scale web architectures.
• Litigation Risk Mitigation: Building defensible tracking auditing methodologies to protect tech brands against active class-action wiretapping claims.

Institutional Trust & Digital Footprint

To ensure full transparency and satisfy institutional auditing standards, you can verify my credentials, professional history, and ongoing commentary across the privacy ecosystem:

• Professional Advisory: Active privacy strategist and trusted advisor via my privacy and security consultancy, Cognition.
• Industry Commentary: Host of The GDPR Guy Podcast, a leading audio resource covering technical data protection rules for engineers and privacy professionals.
• Connect on LinkedIn: Follow my real-time updates and commentary on current data privacy enforcement trends at linkedin.com/in/carlgottlieb.
• Primary Publications: For in-depth ePrivacy breakdowns, case studies, and compliance rule analyses, explore my independent industry portal at carlgottlieb.com.