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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 […]

[…] is reasonable in doing so, then it is effectively actual knowledge and it is unclear why this additional language is necessary.  In contrast, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code applies to entities that develop and provide online services, products, or features that are “reasonably likely to be accessed by children.” The Maryland law defines “reasonably […]

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 […]

[…] it did not pass, the DETOUR Act laid the groundwork for “dark patterns” provisions not just in state privacy laws but also the California Age Appropriate Design Code, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), and the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). FPF has provided more detailed analysis on the DETOUR Act and […]

[…] 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. […]

[…] bill was approved by the Health Commission Rapporteur in October 2023 and awaits further consideration.  The neurorights discussion has also made its way into Brazil’s Federal Civil Code. In December 2023, the Sub-Committee on Digital Law of the Commission of Jurists, who are responsible for reviewing the Civil Code, submitted a report that seeks […]

[…] indicated that this did “not exclude additional UOOMs from meeting the requirements” in the future. This could mean the other shortlisted opt out mechanisms (i.e., the OptOut Code or the Opt-Out Machine) or some tool that has not yet been developed may be able to be approved in the future. However, the process for […]