Kids online safety hits a legal and political breaking point in the US
The effort to regulate children’s online safety in the United States has entered one of its most fractured and legally…
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EU extends data deals with UK, starts negotiating with US on access to traveler databases
The EU has renewed adequacy decisions with the UK, keeping the door open for free data flows between the two…
US State AGs target social media, porn platforms over kids’ online safety compliance
It’s the week before Christmas, and all through the States, the lawsuits are flying like tossed dinner plates. Indiana Attorney…
Washington’s online safety push collides with big tech and fracturing Congress
The sprint to reassert control over children’s online safety entered a volatile new phase this week. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping…
Age checks for social media find global support
The sun has now risen twice since Australia cut off access to social media for kids under 16, and so…
With age assurance law, Missouri joins growing list of states on Pornhub’s blacklist
Missouri’s online safety law, which puts age verification requirements on adult content sites, has taken effect. As of November 30,…
Court lifts NetChoice pause on Florida law requiring age checks for social platforms
NetChoice, the legal lobby group representing Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, is unhappy about losing its challenge to a Florida law…
Digital IDs and driver’s licenses take steps forward in Virginia, Georgia
The state of Virginia is claiming a national first with the launch of its Virginia Mobile ID. A news release…
Draft Trump executive order signals new battle ahead over state AI powers
As Biometric Update has reported would likely happen at some point, the Trump administration has prepared a sweeping new “Deliberative…
TSA’s new identity verification fee signals major shift in post–REAL ID enforcement
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly taken a consequential step in how it will handle travelers who show up…
