Though the U.S. education system has focused on gaining parental consent for data protection and privacy issues within schools, student consent should also be important, said a panel discussing the balance between parental consent and privacy at the Student Privacy and Parental Consent conference. Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC), Toyo University and George Washington Law hosted the event Friday.
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said Thursday they will sue to block Elon Musk’s data-collection efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Meanwhile, congressional Republicans and Democrats want more information about the authority DOGE is using to collect sensitive information (see 2502050046).
AI is an increasing part of privacy compliance jobs, practitioners said at Privado’s Bridge Summit web conference Thursday. Data protection officers (DPOs) are weighing ethics for AI usage across the business, while privacy engineers are mulling how they themselves might use large language models (LLMs) to automate compliance processes, they said.
A privacy expert who worked on Maryland's age-appropriate design code (AADC) said she hopes it can better withstand legal challenges than the California version of the law.
Nebraska should avoid passing AI legislation with onerous reporting requirements and overly broad definitions, industry groups told the state's Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing Thursday.
Judges for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared split during oral argument Tuesday in NetChoice v Fitch, which deals with a Mississippi kids online safety law. NetChoice sued Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) last year over HB-1126, alleging that it violates the First Amendment and that its age-verification requirement poses privacy problems (see 2501310041).
Regulators are looking harder at privacy and expanding what constitutes personal data, sensitive data and consumer health information, Grindr Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Kelly Peterson said Wednesday during Privado’s Bridge Summit. However, Aaron Weller, HP privacy innovation leader, said it’s “not just about laws and regulations” for businesses seeking to prioritize privacy. “It’s also who are your customers and what are your customers’ expectations?”
Oklahoma Rep. Josh West (R) said he won't bring his comprehensive privacy bill to the floor this year, despite the House Government Modernization and Technology Subcommittee clearing it at a Wednesday meeting. The panel also cleared an age-verification bill.
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would restrict children’s social media use and targeted ads, despite concerns about data privacy and free speech (see 2502040047).
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