On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the finalized amendments (Amendments) to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would impose additional restrictions on website and...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 5-0 to approve the finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would offer additional privacy safeguards for children...more
On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General (“AG”) Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRs”) for the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (the “SAFE Act”) and the Child Data...more
Mandatory privacy breach notification, reporting and record-keeping obligations under Canada’s federal data protection law called the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) will come into force...more
On April 3, the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) announced the publication of the “European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016” guidance document. The PCPD explains that...more
Japan’s Act on Protection of Personal Information currently in force (“Current APPI”) dates back to 2003. It was originally enacted on May 30, 2003, and came into effect in 2005. Ten years later, the National Diet passed...more