The internet has transformed nearly every corner of our lives. Commerce, communication, education, and civic participation have all flourished in the digital age. But while we’ve embraced these ...

Observed annually on January 28, Data Privacy Day raises awareness about privacy and data protection. As 2026 begins, the U.S ...

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, ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography by requiring websites to verify the ages of all visitors. Many states have passed similar ...

Legislative and regulatory activity throughout 2025 and the beginning of 2026 reflects sustained federal and state attention ...

California this week sued to fine a data-harvesting company, in a rare step to put muscle behind one of the strongest online ...

"Plaintiffs have gone after online chat, search functions, cookies, pixels—virtually anything on a website involving a third party," BakerHostetler's Justin Yedor said. With online privacy laws soon ...

A website user weighs whether to accept or deny cookies, small data files websites store on a user's browser to remember their preferences. (Photo by Lauren McCauley/ Maine Morning Star) The Maine ...

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person's brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person's health, mental ...

Pandora, the popular streaming music service, has been issued a subpoena by a federal grand jury concerning the sharing of personal data with its smartphone application. Pandora Media Inc. filed with ...

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 ...