Privacy advocate Vinhcent Le learned at the end of last week he was no longer a board member of the California Privacy Protection Agency, he told us Monday. A strong voice for the consumer and one of the CPPA board’s founding members, Le's exit is concerning, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said.
AI legislation drawing opposition because of its private right of action and potential conflicts with federal privacy law passed a New Mexico House committee Thursday.
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Video game companies should prioritize compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other consumer protection laws in the wake of the FTC's Jan. 17 settlement with the makers of videogame Genshin Impact, Stacy Feuer, senior vice president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board's Privacy Certified program, wrote in a blog post Friday.
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold votes on at least three different kids privacy bills this year, Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Thursday.
Expect FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson to hold the Biden administration’s kids privacy rule until there’s a Republican majority to amend it, a longtime FTC privacy official said Thursday.
Privacy compliance is a good starting point for navigating risks and worries associated with future AI technology, said Matt Kelly, CEO of Radical Compliance, in a Navex blog Tuesday. “Privacy issues are inseparable from AI risks."
Platforms targeting children and mixed audiences should update their “privacy policies and consent practices” by year's end to comply with new FTC rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, attorneys at Fenwick said Tuesday.
The regulatory freeze ordered by President Donald Trump could potentially affect the Biden’s administration’s pending rule on children’s privacy.
In addition to an increase in privacy laws, 2025 is expected to bring an escalation of privacy and data protection claims under old laws, said International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) members on a webinar Wednesday.