Google’s “feckless alternative” to the Utah App Store Accountability Act “would enable Google to do as little as possible,” the Digital Childhood Alliance said in a blog post expected to be published Monday.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) raised privacy concerns Monday concerning a social media bill requiring age verification. Maine’s joint Judiciary Committee received testimony on LD-844, which would require age verification and ban accounts for kids younger than 14, while allowing them for 14- and 15-year-olds with parental consent (see 2503060022).
Kentucky tweaked its comprehensive privacy law to flesh out an exemption for data subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed the amendment (HB-473) to the 2024 privacy law Saturday after it passed the legislature unanimously (see 2503130017).
A Maryland bill that would establish a chief data officer for the state passed the House in a unanimous 139-0 vote Thursday and now crosses over to the Senate. It was sponsored by Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D) at the request of the Department of Informational Technology.
The Vermont House Commerce Committee split 7-4 Friday to advance a bill (H-342) that echoes New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law. Supporting the bill in a livestreamed hearing prior to the vote, Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark (D) said the lesson from New Jersey is that it’s “a pretty good bill that's defensible in court.”
The Vermont Senate passed its age-appropriate design code legislation (S-69) Thursday by voice vote. It still needs approval from the House. Some Republicans objected to the bill during debate Wednesday (see 2503120045).
Washington state senators voted 36-12 Wednesday for a kids privacy bill (SB-5708).
A healthcare tweak to Kentucky’s comprehensive privacy law passed the legislature. Gov. Andy Beshear (D) will consider the bill next.
A New York Senate panel on Wednesday supported restricting biometric identifying technology in schools. The Senate Internet and Technology Committee voted by voice at a livestreamed meeting to advance S-3827 to the Education Committee.
Vermont House Judiciary Chair Martin LaLonde (D) plans on sharing multiple concerns with a bill that echoes New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law with the Commerce Committee, he said at a Judiciary meeting livestreamed Wednesday. Judiciary will punt H-342 to Commerce after hearing testimony on the measure Tuesday (see 2503110077), he said.