Google violated the federal children’s privacy law and engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by harming children in various ways related to its Play Store, the Digital Childhood Institute said Friday in a complaint filed with the FTC.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) issued criminal subpoenas Monday to Roblox to investigate whether the gaming platform’s actions -- or lack of them -- aided bad actors in harming children on the platform.
The FTC should reevaluate how it uses Section 5 authority to enforce against unfair and deceptive practices, industry groups told the agency in comments due Friday (see 2509290042).
Recent innovations in AI have greatly expanded the capabilities of age estimation, said panelists during a webinar hosted by BBB National Programs Thursday. They added that while there are risks associated with the tech, new regulations offer more protections for children’s privacy and data.
Whether age-gating measures truly protect children online or just raise other legal concerns is unclear, speakers said during Hogan Lovells' The Data Chronicles podcast Thursday, which focused on age assurance in the U.S. and U.K.
A Texas law requiring app stores to verify the age of users is unconstitutional and should be blocked, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Several consumer advocates criticized an Ohio law requiring websites targeting children younger than 18 to obtain parental consent before engaging in contracts with minors. In amicus briefs Friday, the groups alleged that its age-verification requirement poses privacy risks and the law violates the First Amendment. They asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to join the district court in blocking the Ohio Social Media Parental Notification Act.
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With the growing volume and diverse application of facial recognition technology, privacy advocates are increasingly concerned about issues with consent and how the technology's flaws carry heavy privacy risks, they said in interviews with Privacy Daily.
More than 30 state attorneys general on Friday filed a brief with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Tennessee’s age-verification law.