Age verification for porn has unintended Constitutional costs: Google Trends study
New research based on Google Trends data questions the effectiveness of state age assurance laws for adult content sites –…
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Adult content sites maneuver to escape VLOP designation under EU’s DSA
For an industry in which size matters, porn streaming services are proving eager to show how small they actually are….
Ofcom implementation delays trigger pressure from DSIT, pushback from Wikipedia
Months after it began enforcing the UK Online Safety Act and its related codes, British regulator Ofcom finds itself in…
School phone bans don’t do much, but age appropriate design does
Age checks for social media are on the minds of regulators globally, including in the UK. In a presentation from…
Calls for chatbot age assurance increase as allegations of self-harm, psychosis grow
A key question facing society is, at what point do we determine that something is a threat to our health…
Sri Lanka nods Personal Data Protection Act amendments
The amendments to Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) mark a major step towards establishing a world-class, innovation-friendly regulatory…
Biometric Processing Privacy Code for New Zealand comes into effect
New Zealand’s new Biometric Processing Privacy Code is now live, having taken effect on November 3. The code applies to…
The UK finally has a Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner again
The UK has a permanent Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (BSCC) for the first time in over a year, with…
EU publishes three new Implementing Acts for EUDI Wallet
Organizations working on the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet should take note: The European Commission has published three new Implementing…
American companies fed China’s growing surveillance network, report shows
Aided by U.S. government programs, for years, U.S. firms have sold or enabled technology that feeds China’s surveillance state. An…
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