Search results

[…] multiple parties to collect data and compile user profiles with various degrees of identifying information. 4 The value created by online advertising, which fuels the majority of free content and services available online, has been immense. Online advertising is greatly enhanced by the ability to analyze and measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns and […]

[…] 29).  Recital 29 of the AI Act also refers to techniques that deceive or nudge individuals “in a way that subverts and impairs their autonomy, decision-making and free choices.” A direct comparison can be made with the DSA which, inter alia, prohibits providers of online platforms from deceiving or nudging recipients of their service […]

[…] of AI systems: the challenge is to ensure that these tools benefit as broad a spectrum of people, organizations, and society as possible while protecting the rights, freedom, and dignity of individuals. Even as we continue to work through foundational concepts for privacy in the age of AI, it is important that we anticipate […]

[…] first making available of an AI system on the Union market, for distribution or use in the course of a commercial activity, either for a fee or free of charge (see Articles 3(9) and 3(10) AI Act for full definitions). Placing an AI system on the Union market is considered as such regardless of […]

South Carolina Governor McMaster signed HB 3431, an Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) -style law, on February 5, adding to the growing list of new, bipartisan state frameworks fortifying online protections for minors. Although HB 3431 is dubbed an AADC, its divergence from past models and unique blend of requirements that draw upon a variety of other […]

[…] fragmentation of online youth protection frameworks into three increasingly defined models: (1) data management-oriented heightened protections for minors embedded in state privacy laws; (2) age appropriate design codes that impose a fiduciary duty to act in children’s best interests, require age-appropriate design, and mandate DPIAs to assess foreseeable harms; and, (3) a “protective design” […]

[…] mean, this could translate into a realignment of international data transfers rules through more data localization measures, more data transfers arrangements following trade agreements, or more regional free data flows arrangements among aligned countries.  Ten years after the GDPR was adopted as a modern upgrade of 1980s-style data protection laws for the online era, […]

Data Privacy Day, or Data Protection Day in Europe, is recognized annually on January 28 to mark the anniversary of Convention 108, the first binding international treaty to protect personal data. The Council of Europe initiated the day in 2006, with the first official celebration held on January 28, 2007, marking this year as the […]

[…] for policymakers and regulators in the U.S. and abroad. The 2026 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards will take place over two virtual events on March 4 and 11. Attendance is free, and registration is open to the public. Find more information to register for the March 4 webinar here, and the March 11 webinar here.