We read daily of cyberattacks and ransomware; is this leading to a decline in trust in using online services? How is this affecting individuals’ privacy? Can data really be protected online? These are ...

The Senate voted to pass two bills aimed at boosting safety and privacy for kids online in a broad bipartisan vote Tuesday after months of mounting pressure from ...

While countries around the world act to protect the on-line privacy of adults, Congress has failed to address this widely recognized problem. However, when it comes ...

June 07, 2024 - With the passage of 19 comprehensive state data privacy laws and even more industry or data specific state privacy laws, the long-feared "patchwork" of state privacy laws is quickly ...

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The Senate voted overwhelmingly to advance extensive regulations that its supporters say will protect the safety and privacy of children on the internet. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate ...

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) were published in the Federal ...

Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD annual conference in Washington, DC on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: Brian O ...

One of the biggest changes in data privacy ever takes effect in Europe Friday. The rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, will... Sweeping Internet ...

These days, the internet “looks a hell of a lot more like Las Vegas than ‘Little House on the Prairie.’” That’s how Andrew Ferguson, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, described the online ...

The Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) this week with an overwhelming vote of 91-3. KOSPA combines two bills that propose an array of legal ...

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