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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

The Privacy Patchwork: Beyond US State “Comprehensive” Laws

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/3/2024

We’ve cautioned before about the danger of thinking only about US state “comprehensive” laws when looking to legal privacy and data security obligations in the United States. We’ve also mentioned that the US has a patchwork...more

New Legislation Would Establish the First US National Comprehensive Privacy Law

K&L Gates LLP on 5/16/2024

On 7 April, US House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Energy and Commerce Committee) Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce Committee) Chairwoman...more

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 1, January 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/17/2024

The Current Status of Privacy Laws Across the United States - Unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU), the United States does not have a nationwide comprehensive data privacy law....more

Federal Legislation Seeks To Change Online Child Safety Reporting Obligations and Impose Content Safety Obligations

Perkins Coie on 10/26/2023

A significant number of federal legislative proposals that focus on online child safety have been introduced. If enacted, they would modify online providers’ obligations to remove and report child sexual exploitation (CSE)...more

Outside the Playground: California’s Child Privacy Act Sets Rules for Child’s Play

DarrowEverett LLP on 3/6/2023

In his State of the Union address on February 7, 2023, President Biden affirmed his position on consumer data privacy protections and specifically his focus on strengthening protections for children. With several state data...more

[Webinar] Privacy Legislative Look Back and Look Ahead - September 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/30/2022

2022 has been a busy legislative year for privacy. Dozens of states considered consumer privacy bills, two states enacted privacy consumer bills and California released proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more

Congressional Privacy Action – Part 2: The House

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 1/30/2020

The House Bill. The House is taking a different approach to drafting a federal privacy bill. On December 18, Democratic and Republican staff for the House Energy & Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff draft for...more

California AG Releases Proposed CCPA Implementing Regulations

Troutman Pepper on 10/14/2019

On October 10, the California Attorney General released highly anticipated proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, provides California...more

Facebook’s settlements with the Federal Government - Key takeaways for all companies to consider

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/5/2019

On July 24, 2019, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced landmark settlements with Facebook. The agreements were significant not only because of the hefty fines...more

House Subcommittees Hold Joint Hearing on Data Mining and Student Privacy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/26/2014

Today, the House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and the Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a joint...more

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