Despite claims that age-assurance methods for those younger than 18 are insufficient and inaccurate, that's not the case, the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) said in a white paper Tuesday. Age verification methods are just as accurate for minors as they are for adults, the organization argued.
The Future of Privacy Forum’s privacy work is “fully compliant” with President Donald Trump’s executive orders, and the organization will work with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to allay his AI policy-related concerns, FPF said in a statement Monday.
Correction: Sean Pauzauskie is the name of the Neurorights Foundation’s medical director (see 2504030066).
Recent rulings in litigation over the constitutionality of laws aiming to protect children online will serve as examples for other states' future attempts to regulate the area of what works and what doesn't, said Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, IAPP managing director for Washington, D.C., in a blog post Friday.
Websites based in the U.S. should be aware of an upcoming Microsoft Advertising requirement on user consent even if they don't target users in Europe, law firm Frankfurt Kurnit blogged Thursday.
Don't worry that any georouting of text messages to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will give a sender's exact physical location, Lifeline administrator Vibrant Emotional Health said Thursday (docket 18-336). Pointing to privacy concerns regarding those texting, Vibrant said it would implement a georouting solution that sends messages to the nearest appropriate crisis center, using the same or similar boundaries as those in place for georouted voice calls to minimize user-specific data. "User confidentiality will remain a priority, with strict adherence to data handling protocols," Vibrant said. It said the platform it makes available to crisis contact centers complies with national best practices regarding data, privacy and security. Counselors at the crisis contact centers don't have access to an individual's exact location for georouting voice calls, and georouting of texts will be handled the same way, it added.
Congress should craft and approve a federal privacy law, which can then be used to address online harms to children, Family Online Safety Institute CEO Stephen Balkam said Wednesday at a Broadband Breakfast event.
Many companies may ignore opt-out requests submitted through universal opt-out mechanisms under state privacy laws, Consumer Reports and Wesleyan University researchers said in a report released Tuesday.
Privacy is often only part of the job for most privacy professionals, which makes protecting data more challenging, compliance vendor Osano blogged Friday.
Companies that help consumers exercise privacy rights like opt-out and data deletion are not selling snake oil, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said.