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, ...

Though there remains no comprehensive nationwide, federal privacy law on the books, several states in the U.S. have passed their own privacy ...

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

Companies offering online services take heed: effective Oct. 1, 2025, Colorado's new children's data protection framework is sending a clear signal of where the future of privacy and social media ...

Keeping up with new privacy and cybersecurity laws has proved challenging for enterprises, many of which struggle to understand which laws even apply to them. Artificial intelligence (AI) complicates ...

Crypto was originally most closely associated with anonymity, but in 2025, the crypto ecosystem has changed. User privacy is diminishing, as new laws in different jurisdictions across the globe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cities have grown particularly concerned over the use of automated license plate readers that capture license plate information on vehicles that drive by.

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person's brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person's health, mental ...

As vehicles become increasingly connected and autonomous, the collection and utilization of in-car data have surged, raising significant privacy concerns. Various jurisdictions around the world are ...