On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a final rule updating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). This Final Rule follows a January 2024 notice of...more
1/24/2025
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Earlier this year, the Biden administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14117, which instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a framework that would prohibit certain data transactions. ...more
11/5/2024
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On April 20, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R.8038, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act ("supplemental"), which includes a version of H.R.7520, the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act...more
4/26/2024
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On February 28, 2024, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 13873, focused on restricting certain transactions involving Americans' personal data, as well as sensitive government data, to specific countries....more
3/5/2024
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