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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 […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] noted that this was an evolving trend and suggested that it would likely extend to India as well.  Panelists noted that some data protection authorities were proactively promoting alternative legal bases to consent. This need arose because organizations in their jurisdictions were over-relying on consent as the de facto default legal basis for processing […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] Jersey, only the Colorado Privacy Act’s implementing regulations required that DPAs occur prior to initiating processing. Following the NetChoice v. Bonta litigation, which saw California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act preliminarily enjoined, this requirement could raise First Amendment concerns if it is interpreted as a prior restraint on speech. 3. Thresholds for Applicability S332 is […]

[…] one company and then shared or sold to another. While data collection can benefit both you and businesses – like connecting with friends, getting directions, or sales promotions – it can also be used in invasive ways unless you take control. You can protect your personal data and information in many ways and control […]