Vermont and Washington state will soon introduce comprehensive privacy bills, while Connecticut will have a bill that would add data minimization rules and make other changes to its 2022 law, legislators told Privacy Daily ahead of sessions starting this month. Also, legislators in Oklahoma and South Carolina prefiled bills last month for the 2025 legislative sessions. Additional privacy bills are expected this year in several other states, said privacy lawyers and consumer advocates in other interviews.
Kids Privacy and Online Safety
Children’s privacy is driving some of the most aggressive legislative activity in the U.S. and abroad. New laws require platforms to implement age verification, enhance parental controls, and design safer online experiences for minors through an age-appropriate design code. Regulators are especially focused on algorithmic targeting and engagement tactics used on children and teens. This page covers legislation, enforcement and litigation shaping how companies must protect minors online. See a map of pending state bills here.
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