Kids online safety legislation could soon get a Wisconsin Senate floor vote. About eight months after AB-105 passed the Assembly, the age-verification bill received a green light Wednesday from the Senate Mental Health Committee.
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.
Last month's addition of Minnesota and New Hampshire to states’ Consortium of Privacy Regulators (see 2510080008) “highlights a growing movement at the state level of coordinated privacy regulation and enforcement,” Constangy privacy attorney Ryan Steidl blogged Monday. With about half the states with comprehensive privacy laws now in the club, “it is likely that other states will join as their laws come into effect in 2026,” he said.
Zero states passing new comprehensive privacy laws in 2025 so far “is conspicuous and enigmatic,” said IAPP in a retrospective analysis posted Monday that also said privacy regulation was busy this year.
Fresh New York state laws on algorithmic pricing and AI chatbots that are now in effect prompted comments from elected officials about the statutes' importance.
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.
The regulatory landscape in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech v. Paxton and this year’s enactment of a Texas app store age-verification bill “is more complex and riskier than ever,” Kohrman Jackson attorneys blogged Wednesday.
CalPrivacy is the new shorthand name for the California Privacy Protection Agency, replacing CPPA, the state privacy agency said Wednesday. The agency also announced a web page with tips for protecting one’s information.
Mikie Sherrill (D) won Tuesday's gubernatorial race in New Jersey after campaigning on issues including data privacy and online protections for children.
CHICAGO -- States’ comprehensive privacy laws are not “dead letters” or “paper tigers,” Perkins Coie privacy attorney Meredith Halama said during a panel at the Association of National Advertisers ad law conference. “We see real, active enforcement, particularly in California.”