Pervasive data collection has fueled a dramatic transformation in the legal data privacy landscape, marked by two distinct, yet ...

An overview of federal and state laws governing children’s and student privacy in the US, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), as well as sector-specific rules, ...

Though there remains no comprehensive nationwide, federal privacy law on the books, several states in the U.S. have passed their own privacy ...

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. Comprehensive consumer privacy laws are taking effect in eight states this year. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This year, comprehensive privacy ...

In 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act became law. COPPA was designed with the future of the Internet in mind. Dotcoms were fast on their way to ...

Rep. Steve Elkins, DFL-Bloomington, speaks about the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act at a press conference on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Izzy Wagener/Minnesota ...

Between 2020 and 2024, 20 states enacted comprehensive data privacy laws, and many observers assumed 2025 would see continued proliferation.

Illuminated has agreed to pay Connecticut $150,000, New York $1.7 million and California $3.25 million. In addition, Illuminate has agreed to implement practices to comply with student data privacy ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Within the World Wide Web, lies a whole world of information. “We worried about hackers,” said University of Maryland professor Jennifer Golbeck, “but we didn't worry about ...

As the world marks Data Privacy Week under the theme “Take Control of Your Data,” digital rights organisation Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has praised countries that have taken steps to strengthen data ...

Cities have grown particularly concerned over the use of automated license plate readers that capture license plate information on vehicles that drive by.