The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) asked a federal court Tuesday to permanently block a Florida social media law that would prohibit kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts through required age verification.
An Australian government review of age-assurance technology shows that it "works, that it can be privacy-preserving and that it is mature enough to give policymakers real confidence," the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) said Monday.
Disney violated children’s privacy law by allowing illegal collection of minors' personal data on YouTube, the FTC alleged in a $10 million settlement announced with Disney on Tuesday.
Organizations providing content accessible to kids “should prepare for greater legal and regulatory scrutiny,” said an IAPP analysis on age assurance published Monday.
Bluesky's decision to block Mississippi IP addresses from its social media platforms highlights the inefficiencies and problems that come with age-verification laws, said consumer privacy and tech industry officials. After the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state age-verification law to stand last week (see 2508140048), Bluesky announced its response in a statement Friday (see 2508220047).
The breach and subsequent lawsuit against a winemaker that allegedly compromised the data of 26,000 customers "underscores the vulnerability of companies handling sensitive customer information," McDermott Will lawyers said in a blog post Thursday.
Bluesky will block access from Mississippi IP addresses rather than comply with a Mississippi age-verification law that the U.S. Supreme Court allowed to stand last week (see 2508140048), the social media company said in a statement Friday.
The age-assurance landscape is shifting so quickly that it feels like "building the plane while flying it," IAPP Vice President Caitlin Fennessy said Wednesday during an IAPP webinar. With new laws, technologies and approaches cropping up globally, the privacy community must become more engaged in age-assurance activities and decisions, speakers said.
Montanans can now add state IDs to their mobile wallets, enhancing security, privacy and convenience, the Montana Motor Vehicle Division said Tuesday. Users can add driver's licenses or a state-issued ID to Apple and Google devices, said the division: The mobile IDs let users prove their identity to access services online, in apps and in person, while providing “age verification to participating businesses without sharing any additional information such as name, address, or birthdate when making an age-restricted purchase.”
TikTok exploits children by using addictive design features, and in turn profits off their time on the social media app, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. These are deceptive and unfair business practices that violate state consumer protection laws, he added.