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‘Don’t call me kid, don’t call me baby’ – unless you are a child residing in either Colorado or Virginia, where children will soon have increased privacy protections due to recent advances in youth privacy legislation. Virginia and Colorado both have broad-based privacy laws already in effect. During the 2024 state legislative sessions, both […]

[…] of animated characters or child-oriented activities and incentives; music or other audio content; age of models, presence of child celebrities, or celebrities who appeal to children; advertising promoting the site or service, advertising appearing on the site or service, reliable empirical evidence of the site or service’s audience composition; reliable evidence of the audience […]

On April 6, the Maryland legislature passed HB 603/SB 571, the “Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act” (Maryland AADC), which is currently awaiting action from Governor Moore. While FPF has already written about Maryland’s potentially “paradigm-shifting” state comprehensive privacy law, the Maryland AADC may similarly pioneer a new model for other states. The Maryland AADC […]

[…] intentionally used design patterns to make it difficult for consumers to cancel subscriptions, and continued to offer an error-filled cancellation process even after consumer complaints. Floatme must get consent for charges and provide an easy cancellation method. In addition to the FTC’s authority, manipulative and deceptive design is also regulated by provisions on “dark […]

[…] on vendors to be proactively transparent with schools about their use of AI. Check out the LinkedIn Live with CEO Jules Polonetsky and Youth & Education Director David Sallay about the Checklist and Policy Brief. To read more of the Future of Privacy Forum’s youth and student privacy resources, visit www.StudentPrivacyCompass.org.  li live promo LI-Live-Promo

[…] Remedies Provided by Law Are Not Foreclosed Violations of MODPA are tied to the Maryland Consumer Protection Act, and the Act specifically denies private enforcement under Md. Code Com. Law § 13-408, leaving enforcement solely with the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General. However, the Act specifies that “his […]

[…] that require a privacy manifest and an application signature. Developers have had to be extremely cautious in adopting new SDKs because they are responsible for all the code in their app as well as the code in third-party SDKs included in their app. The goal of combining privacy manifests with an application signature is […]

[…] networking among peers, fostering new connections and addressing common challenges. We anticipate lively group discussions and encourage active participation from each attendee. (Chatham House Rules & FPF’s Code of Conduct are to be followed please). 2024 Advisory Board Meeting Directory The directory link (COMING SOON!) will be shared here the week of the event. […]

[…] neurodata. Perhaps the most consequential call for action was the 2022 Neurorights Model Law, drafted by the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), a regional organization that promotes regional integration through legislative harmonization. The model law provides both structure and foundational concepts to regulate neurotechnology, including establishing an independent oversight authority and providing redress […]