US age assurance debate shifts in wake of ruling that social media causes harm
The push to put age-based restrictions on social media has played out in the regulatory arena, but is being driven…
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EU Parliament backs delaying AI Act deadlines for biometrics, high-risk applications
The European Parliament has voted in favor of delaying certain rules of the EU AI Act related to high-risk AI…
Ohio advances age verification bill to close loophole used by porn sites
Age verification for access to online pornography is one step closer to enforceable law in Ohio, where House Bill 84…
House Republicans gut KOSA as they advance new child safety bill
House Republicans revived federal child online safety legislation, but in doing so they stripped out the provision that gave the…
House bill sets up new clash over federal privacy rules
U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren has introduced a comprehensive 151-page federal privacy bill, the Online Privacy Act, as Congress remains deadlocked…
Senate Republicans press national AI framework to preempt states
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Friday released a sweeping draft federal AI framework that would override at least some state AI laws,…
Oklahoma privacy bill heads to governor’s desk for signature
Oklahoma is on the verge of joining the growing list of states with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law after…
FBI, DIA pressed on purchases of Americans’ phone location data
A long-running fight over the government’s purchase of Americans’ phone location data resurfaced Wednesday at the Senate Select Committee on…
UK Lords reject bid to block police facial recognition searches of DVLA database
The UK’s House of Lords has voted down an attempt to prevent the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) database…
UK MPs reject under-16 social media ban, but leave room for potential sanctions
UK lawmakers have rejected a ban on social media for under-16s, but the depth of feeling on the subject means…
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