Given the expanding universe of state privacy laws, often with different requirements, a reasonable compliance approach is to follow the most stringent law, a panel of privacy lawyers said during the American Bar Association's Privacy and Emerging Technology National Institute Friday. It's likely that the strictest law will cover other states' requirements, they said.
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 69-22 Thursday in favor of an age-verification bill (AB-105) aimed at keeping kids off of porn websites. One of many kids online safety bills advancing across numerous states this year (see 2503060022), the measure goes next to the Senate.
The Vermont House on Thursday postponed a vote on a bill (H-342) that mirrors New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law (see 2503140065). The bill was postponed one legislative day to allow for forthcoming amendments.
Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri should investigate data privacy claims at crisis pregnancy centers in their states, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Thursday.
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R) signed a student data privacy bill Friday, according to an update on the legislature’s webpage for HB-1357 Tuesday. The legislature had earlier passed the bill unanimously (see 2503100029). The new law requires that school boards seek permission before sharing student data with people who are not school district employees.
Parents “don’t stand a chance” of protecting children against data-driven algorithms on social media, Texas House Rep. Jared Patterson (R) said Wednesday.
Democrats and consumer privacy advocates raised concerns Wednesday that a Georgia comprehensive privacy bill won’t adequately protect consumers, in part because it lacks a private right of action. At a livestreamed hearing Wednesday, the House Technology Committee considered SB-111, which the Senate passed on a bipartisan basis last week (see 2503040026). The bill is based on Virginia’s data protection statute and includes several exemptions (see 2502060057).
A West Virginia comprehensive privacy bill cleared the House Energy Committee at a livestreamed markup Tuesday. Without any discussion, members voted by voice to send HB-2987 to the Judiciary Committee.
A kids online safety bill passed the Arkansas House in a 92-2 vote Monday. The Senate received HB-1726 and referred it to the Judiciary Committee later in the day. The committee scheduled a hearing on the bill for Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT.
NetChoice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Middle Louisiana against Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) over an act that would require age verification before a user could access social media platforms. The action Tuesday alleges the legislation violates the First Amendment and poses a serious threat to online safety and cybersecurity.