Vermont could next year join California in requiring browsers to include an option for activating global opt-out preference signals (OOPS). Rep. Monique Priestley (D), who also will be pursuing a comprehensive privacy bill and at least one data broker measure (see 2512040015), has a draft bill pending on “Browser Opt-Out,” among many other bills about data and AI, according to Priestley’s webpage as updated Friday.
The District of Columbia’s Health Committee will weigh a privacy bill on personal health data and restricting geofencing around health facilities, the D.C. Council said in a Thursday memo. Councilmember Christina Henderson (I) introduced the measure (B26-0525) with six Democratic co-sponsors earlier this week.
State privacy trends this year include increased transparency requirements, enhanced protections for children and tinkering with existing privacy laws to clarify obligations and close loopholes, the Computer & Communications Industry Association said Thursday. CCIA released a report and updated maps on state privacy legislation in 2025.
Roblox's new safety features are the result of pressure from the states and may not actually reduce the harms to children that occur on the gaming platform, argued the Kentucky attorney general Wednesday in an op-ed for the New York Post.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) presented a proposal Thursday that would establish an AI Bill of Rights to protect consumers. He additionally offered a plan to keep state residents from paying for Hyperscale AI Data Centers and to enfranchise local governments to reject their development.
New York state should sign into law a bill requiring warning labels on social networks about their mental health risks, a group of parents urged Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) in a letter released Tuesday by Common Sense Media.
Washington state should balance efforts to foster AI with protecting residents' privacy and other rights, Attorney General Nick Brown (D) said in a Tuesday news release. The Washington State AI Task Force released an interim report Monday, Brown’s office said.
Many tech industry, advertising and other business groups urged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to veto a health data privacy bill in a joint letter Monday.
A coalition of 18 Democratic attorneys general, led by California and New York, penned a letter Monday opposing the Trump administration’s expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to include the data of U.S.-born citizens.
Pornhub’s decision to exit Missouri rather than comply with new age-verification requirements “proves exactly why this rule is necessary,” said state Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) in a press release Monday.