The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday allowed a Florida law banning kids from social media to go into effect, ruling the state's attorney general's challenge will likely succeed on the merits. Judge Robin Rosenbaum registered a dissent in the 2-1 decision.
Age verification is “a wave that keeps coming," in part because there are many options for doing it, said Amy Lawrence, chief privacy officer at adtech company SuperAwesome, on a Squire Patton webinar about app store age verification.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals grilled parties on what it means to be a content-based restriction when it comes to social media during a hearing Thursday in NetChoice v. Brown. The case centers on the constitutionality of SB-194, which requires social media companies to implement an age-assurance system to determine whether account users in Utah are minors (see 2505270050).
When seeking to comply with privacy laws, companies often fall short in a few key areas, including cookies, kids’ privacy and the collection of sensitive data, an Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) official said Wednesday during a webinar by compliance vendor Privado.
A future U.S. Supreme Court ruling could limit the ability of attorneys general to issue investigative subpoenas or civil investigative demands (CIDs), a privacy lawyer and a consumer advocate said in interviews with Privacy Daily. As subpoenas and CIDs are foundational tools for attorneys general, restrictions on them could impact the number of enforcement actions, including privacy settlements, they said.
Though California’s Opt Me Out Act will make effectuating privacy rights easier for consumers, there are lingering issues about specifics that privacy professionals should consider, Shook Hardy attorney Josh Hansen said during a Thursday webinar hosted by compliance vendor Privado.
While age assurance is a useful tool to ensure children have appropriate access to the internet, it's not a silver bullet and must be implemented thoughtfully, a Google official and other privacy experts said during a Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Monday.
Though the FTC is supposed to ensure “transparency and accountability,” it has fallen short during President Donald Trump’s second term, ex-Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said during a "people's oversight" hearing hosted Wednesday by Public Knowledge. Another former FTC official during Trump's first term, Bilal Sayyed, said the agency's decline began during the Biden administration and has continued.
Lack of privacy and data protection is something that 11% of teens aged 15 to 18 consider to be the biggest concern with generative AI, according to a study from the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) published Monday.
Maryland Delegate Adrian Boafo (D) plans to introduce a bill during the next legislative session to protect children online, particularly from social media harms, he announced during a panel at a Family Online Safety Institute event Monday. The state lawmaker also advocated for federal legislation protecting kids online, with state measures supplementing it.