Children's privacy rights are a key focus of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), newly elected Chair Philippe Dufresne said Wednesday during a streamed Future of Privacy Forum discussion. Much of the assembly's work has centered on the best interests of children, including topics such as the challenges of social media, targeted ads and exposure to privacy breaches, he said.
The House’s recently introduced version of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) would “dramatically” expand federal preemption and potentially nullify a wide range of state privacy and safety laws, Public Interest Privacy Center President Amelia Vance said in a post Tuesday (see 2511250080).
The House version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) wouldn’t ensure the tech industry prioritizes children’s safety, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said in a statement Tuesday.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday allowed a Florida law banning kids from social media to go into effect, ruling the state's attorney general's challenge will likely succeed on the merits. Judge Robin Rosenbaum registered a dissent in the 2-1 decision.
A federal court denied the Maryland attorney general’s motion to dismiss a case about the constitutionality of the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (MAADC) Act on Monday. Judge Richard Bennett ruled that trade group NetChoice “stated a plausible cause of action,” allowing the case to move ahead.
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In 2026, states and regulators will likely focus on many of the same areas they examined previously, including kids’ privacy and AI, said Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, managing director of IAPP, Washington, D.C., in an interview with Privacy Daily. On the federal level, a flood of privacy legislation is expected by year-end, he added.
House Commerce Committee members will discuss an updated version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) during a Dec. 2 subcommittee hearing, the committee said Tuesday.
The U.S. District Court for Western Texas set a hearing for 10 a.m. CT on Dec. 16 on a preliminary injunction against the state’s app store age-verification law. SB-2420, set to go into effect Jan. 1, requires app stores to verify the age of users, so that kids younger than 18 cannot download certain apps or make in-app purchases without parental consent.
NetChoice asked a federal court Friday to approve a preliminary injunction against a Virginia social media law amending the state's privacy statute. The motion comes just days after the trade association sued the state over the amendment, which would require that social media platforms conduct age verification and set a one-hour daily limit for users younger than 16, unless they obtain parental consent for more time (see 2511170060).