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[…] of the EU’s Regulations on Platform, AI and Data Governance: The Case of Brazil, organized by the Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Research Group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School. The event coincided with the launch of FPF’s Issue Brief on the Regulatory Strategies and Priorities […]

[…] rights, and preserves consumer trust.  Generative AI uses have proliferated since the technology’s emergence, transforming how we interact, work, and make decisions. From drafting emails and computer code to performing customer service functions, these technologies have made significant progress. However, as generative AI continues to advance and find new applications, it is essential to […]

[…] close of the state legislative session on May 10, 2024, the Vermont legislature passed H. 121, “An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy and the age-appropriate design code.” If enacted by Governor Scott, Vermont could become the state with the farthest-reaching comprehensive privacy law. While the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA) is modeled after […]

[…] to those in Connecticut. Both SB 41 and SB 3 have restrictions on processing minors’ data similar to those originally seen in the enjoined California Age-Appropriate Design Code. For example, SB 41 limits controllers’ ability to profile, process geolocation data, or display targeted ads to a minor’s account without prior consent. However, unlike the […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] personal data, waste their time, and cause frustration. Tapjoy must not make misrepresentations about consumer rewards. FTC v. Age of Learning (2020) Allegedly touted easy cancellation in promotional material, made it difficult to cancel subscriptions by providing circular forms, and auto-renewed subscriptions at the most expensive level without consumer notice or consent.  Age of […]

[…] 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 […]