The state legislatures remain extremely active on privacy legislation this year. One new state comprehensive privacy law took effect on July 1, one takes effect July 31, and a third will take effect ...

December 23, 2025 - Over the past several months, I have handled more cross-border data issues than I have in my whole career. This phenomenon only reinforces what I've known for some time: In this ...

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Some jurisdictions define a child as anyone under 18 years old, but certain privacy laws limit protection to individuals under 13 years old. States may also include separate definitions for terms like ...

It’s more critical than ever that businesses familiarize themselves with the ins and outs of these requirements, particularly considering that there does not appear to be momentum toward a federal ...

In my coverage of controversial surveillance company Flock Safety and similar license-plate trackers, such as Motorola's VehicleManager, I mentioned that one of the most effective steps US readers ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against popular social media platform TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, alleging widespread violations of children's privacy laws. This ...

Experts warn that India’s evolving data protection laws leave loopholes around AI training using in-home recordings, raising ...