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I built a compliance scanner that flags WCAG GDPR and FTC risks in mins

I built a compliance scanner that flags WCAG GDPR and FTC risks in mins

by CraftyGuru·Feb 19, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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The Take

Bundles page-level WCAG checks, script/form detection for privacy gaps, AI-generated policy drafts and heuristic scanning of marketing copy into one agency-friendly flow. Fast report generation and white-label/partner features are smart business moves — the real question is signal quality (false positives) and how well the AI rules survive real-world edge cases.

Category
SaaS
Target Audience

Digital agencies, resellers, compliance teams, and product/marketing teams running site launches or retainers

Post Description

We’ve been building Rataify, a website compliance scanner focused on accessibility (WCAG), privacy regulations (GDPR / CCPA), and FTC marketing claim risks.

Most compliance tools focus only on accessibility and often just wrap Lighthouse or axe-core. Privacy and marketing risk checks are usually manual.

We’re experimenting with a layered approach:

DOM-level accessibility checks (WCAG violations)

Policy presence + structural checks (privacy / terms disclosures)

Heuristic scanning of marketing copy for risky FTC-style claims

Fast report generation intended for pre-launch audits

The goal isn’t legal automation — it’s to reduce obvious compliance gaps before a site goes live.

We’re especially interested in:

False positive tolerance in automated compliance tools

Whether developers would run this as part of CI

What compliance signals are most valuable in practice

Would love technical feedback.

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