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COPPA 2.0, KOSA among 18 children's online safety bills advanced by US House subcommittee
US President Trump signs state AI executive order, legal questions remain
U.S. President Donald Trump signed his previously discussed executive order aimed at limiting the impacts of state-level AI laws. The order is mostly identical to a draft order leaked in November that mandated agency actions to halt the enforcement of existing state AI laws characterized as "burdens...
CalPrivacy issues guidance for launch of DROP system
The California Privacy Protection Agency published guidance for the launch of its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform. Beginning 1 Jan. 2026, state residents will be able to access the DROP system and file deletion requests to registered data brokers. Starting 1 Aug. 2026, data brokers must begin to...
Lorrie Cranor discusses children's privacy and her new book for 4-to-6-year-olds
Lorrie Cranor, CIPT, has long been a leader in the privacy space. As Director and Bosch Distinguished Professor in Security and Privacy Technologies at Carnegie Mellon's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, Cranor is on the cutting edge of usable privacy and security. In her latest creative foray, ...
US senators introduce Digital Trade Promotion Act with data flow provisions
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced the Digital Trade Promotion Act, aiming to improve digital trade negotiations and allow congressional oversight. The proposal has provisions to ensure any digital trade agreement covers "key negotiating priorities," which...
New York's governor proposes changing AI bill to mimic California's law
Axios reports Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., wants changes to an AI bill awaiting her signature that would more closely align New York's Responsible AI Safety and Education Act to California's Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act. As passed, the RAISE Act would require large frontier mod...
Spain's AI supervisor publishes nonbinding AI Act guidelines
Spain's AI supervisory body, the Agencia Española de Supervisión de Inteligencia Artificial, published nonbinding guidelines to help organizations comply with the EU AI Act. The guidance comes out of a regulatory sandbox effort and includes introductory and technical guides as well a checklist for o...
Reddit files lawsuit with Australia's High Court over social media ban
Reddit filed a lawsuit with Australia's High Court that aims to overturn the country's new law barring children under age 16 from accessing social media platforms, Reuters reports. In its lawsuit, Reddit, which is not subject to the new age limit rules, names the Commonwealth of Australia and Commun...
A view from Brussels: The digital quicksand and moving targets
IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes that while the EU Digital Omnibus may provide simplification down the road, until it does, practitioners must navigate the landscape as it is today. "Managing the intersectionality of rules across digital domains is a daily challenge fo...
Doxing group impersonates law enforcement to gain access to multinationals' data
Wired reports doxing-as-a-service groups are posing as law enforcement agencies to obtain personal information from technology companies. Hackers are able to create subpoenas and potentially a fake search warrant that could include users' sensitive personal information, including call logs, social m...