FTC makes COPPA exception for data collected for age verification process
Having hosted a number of events exploring the mechanics, ethics and applications of online age assurance technology, the U.S. Federal…
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COPPA changes specify children’s biometrics and government IDs for protection
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday issued notice that it finalized substantial changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…
Proposed COPPA changes would expand biometrics definition
Forty-three U.S. states acting as a group have told the Federal Trade Commission they want it to update and strengthen…
Update of last year’s COPPA overhaul would include biometrics restrictions
An update to the U.S.’ well-known children’s online data privacy law has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. It…
FTC approves facial recognition to verify parental consent under COPPA
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has allowed a new verification method that uses facial recognition technology and photographs of parents…
US senators propose operating system-based age assurance framework
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation that would require most computer and mobile device users to register their…
US lawmaker pushes AI safeguards for children and civil rights
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is pressing Congress to restrict how AI companies collect and use information from children and to…
App store age brackets power California age assurance law, but where’s the proof?
California’s Digital Age Assurance Act may reshape how online services handle age data, but critics argue the law stops short…
FTC can do better on age assurance, say privacy rights’ groups
A group of privacy organizations is lobbying for “stronger, privacy-protective age assurance standards” in the U.S. and calling for the…
Age assurance a baseline requirement for AI in new White House framework
The U.S. has made child online safety the number one priority in its newly released National Policy Framework on Artificial…
