The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed suit against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Monday. EPIC called DOGE’s allegedly illegal seizure of personnel records and payment system data “the largest data breach in American history.”
Parental consent is key to ensuring that kids are protected at school, a panel at the Student Privacy and Parental Consent event said Friday. At the same time, too much choice in consent and opt-outs can spur inequality in education, panelists warned. Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC), Toyo University and George Washington Law hosted the event.
Even with an increasing number of privacy laws throughout the country, privacy protection will mean little unless there's adequate enforcement, said a panel on EdTech compliance during the Student Privacy and Parental Consent event. Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC), Toyo University and George Washington Law hosted the event Friday.
Sensitive information and transparency are key privacy issues that will continue attracting litigation, including in Texas, which has become a major player in regulation and enforcement, Odia Kagan, a partner in the law firm Fox Rothschild, said in an interview.
Though the U.S. education system has focused on gaining parental consent for data protection and privacy issues within schools, student consent should also be important, said a panel discussing the balance between parental consent and privacy at the Student Privacy and Parental Consent conference. Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC), Toyo University and George Washington Law hosted the event Friday.
Though many states in recent years have passed privacy legislation, the provisions in the law are not necessarily being enforced if there is no funding for enforcement, said Miles Light from the Children’s Advertising Review Unit with Better Business Bureau National Programs in a panel at Thursday’s preconference workshop of the Student Privacy and Parental Consent: Legal Innovations and Global Insights, hosted by Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC), Toyo University and George Washington Law.
Maryland, one of many states across the country introducing age-verification bills aimed at protecting children online, heard testimony Wednesday in support of HB-394. The bill would make websites liable for distributing obscene content to kids younger than 18, while setting data retention rules for identifying information collected for age verification (see 2501170053).
A privacy expert who worked on Maryland's age-appropriate design code (AADC) said she hopes it can better withstand legal challenges than the California version of the law.
Judges for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared split during oral argument Tuesday in NetChoice v Fitch, which deals with a Mississippi kids online safety law. NetChoice sued Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) last year over HB-1126, alleging that it violates the First Amendment and that its age-verification requirement poses privacy problems (see 2501310041).
Oklahoma Rep. Josh West (R) said he won't bring his comprehensive privacy bill to the floor this year, despite the House Government Modernization and Technology Subcommittee clearing it at a Wednesday meeting. The panel also cleared an age-verification bill.