A federal appeals court should affirm a lower court’s decision and block Florida’s social media ban on children because it violates the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union and consumer groups said in a filing Friday, siding with the tech industry (see 2509120040). The groups also highlighted privacy concerns related to age verification (docket 25-11881).
BOSTON -- Connecticut and Virginia are rethinking their approaches to comprehensive AI regulation in order to pass legislation that failed in 2025, Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) and Virginia Del. Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D) said Friday at the IAPP AI Governance conference.
BOSTON -- DOJ is revising its AI strategy and expects to publish it soon, said Christina Baptista, senior counsel for the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, during a panel Thursday at the IAPP AI Governance Global North America.
BOSTON -- How a company communicates with privacy enforcers and responds to potential legal action are major factors in whether a formal, public settlement is issued, Tyler Bridegan, privacy and tech enforcement director in the Texas attorney general's office, said at the IAPP AI Governance conference Thursday.
Party leaders on the Senate Commerce Committee expect to meet next week to discuss AI and privacy issues, ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told us Tuesday.
The FTC’s recent children’s privacy claims against Disney and Apitor suggest companies should carefully scrutinize third-party vendors and software development kits (SDKs), privacy experts told us in recent interviews. The focus on children’s privacy suggests Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Republican commissioner are following through on this administration’s promises to protect children, they said.
Colorado is right to craft a knowledge standard to hold companies accountable for willfully ignoring user age in its draft kids privacy rules, consumer groups said in comments due Sept. 5 (see 2509100045).
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday released a “legislative framework” intended to allow AI deployers and developers to avoid regulations that “impede their work.”
Several House members are working on proposals to preempt state AI laws with targeted federal regulations, Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said Tuesday.
Age-estimation technology and its role in reducing regulatory burden is gaining attention in industry and data privacy circles, an official with BBB National Programs said Friday.