Pervasive data collection has fueled a dramatic transformation in the legal data privacy landscape, marked by two distinct, yet ...

Efforts to police children's data online are running up against the limits of decades-old privacy laws, such as COPPA.

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. Comprehensive consumer privacy laws are taking effect in eight states this year. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This year, comprehensive privacy ...

Just one month into 2026, state lawmakers are already considering hundreds of AI and privacy related bills. In this post, we ...

Policymakers around the world are attempting to pass legislation that addresses data privacy issues impacting kids and teens.

An overview of federal and state laws governing children’s and student privacy in the US, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), as well as sector-specific rules, ...

Rep. Steve Elkins, DFL-Bloomington, speaks about the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act at a press conference on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Izzy Wagener/Minnesota ...

In 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act became law. COPPA was designed with the future of the Internet in mind. Dotcoms were fast on their way to ...

Between 2020 and 2024, 20 states enacted comprehensive data privacy laws, and many observers assumed 2025 would see continued proliferation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Within the World Wide Web, lies a whole world of information. “We worried about hackers,” said University of Maryland professor Jennifer Golbeck, “but we didn't worry about ...

Story updated with information on California’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform Data privacy regulation is an issue with broad, national bipartisan support. Red states like Texas and Tennessee and ...

As the world marks Data Privacy Week under the theme “Take Control of Your Data,” digital rights organisation Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has praised countries that have taken steps to strengthen data ...