Regulators are intensifying efforts to address the complex challenges of protecting children’s privacy and safety in an increasingly digital world. As experts warn of the psychological and ...

As another revolution reshapes software, Congress can pass the next generation of privacy law. COPPA 2.0, which patches COPPA’s greatest weaknesses in the era of social media, has shown exceptional ...

Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design. Our ...

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 ...

Efforts to police children's data online are running up against the limits of decades-old privacy laws, such as COPPA.

In the last few years, a wave of state-level data privacy laws has swept across the United States. What started with California’s landmark Consumer Privacy Act has ...

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 ...

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the state will look into tightening data privacy laws following the release of ...

In 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act became law. COPPA was designed with the future of the Internet in mind. Dotcoms were fast on their way to ...