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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

Online Privacy and Minors: It’s Not Just Under 13 Anymore

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/31/2025

Many U.S. states have recently added provisions regarding “minors” that greatly exceed what is required under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In short, the new laws generally apply to people under 18,...more

Arkansas Adopts Privacy Law To Extend COPPA-Like Protections to Teens

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/12/2025

On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders signed the Arkansas Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (the Act) into law. Among other things, the Act prohibits operators of websites, online services, or apps...more

Arkansas Becomes First State to Enact a COPPA 2.0 Inspired Privacy Law

Kilpatrick on 5/1/2025

On April 7, 2025, Arkansas passed the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717) - a state law modeled closely after the federal Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (widely referred to...more

Arkansas Legislature Passes Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/18/2025

Keypoint: If signed by the governor, the Arkansas bill will create new obligations for the collection and processing of personal information for Arkansas children and teens under 16 years of age, however, compliance may prove...more

Children’s Online Privacy: Recent Actions by the States and the FTC

Mayer Brown on 3/4/2025

AT A GLANCE - As the digital world becomes an integral part of children's lives, state legislatures are placing greater emphasis on regulating how companies handle children’s personal information. This Legal Update...more

Data Privacy Week 2025: The Current Privacy Landscape

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/29/2025

Welcome back to the second installment of our three-part series for Data Privacy Week 2025. We previously discussed the foundations of data privacy laws, and now we will focus on the current landscape of U.S. state privacy...more

State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2024

WilmerHale on 2/23/2024

The early weeks of 2024 have seen continued activity on the state comprehensive privacy law front. Since our last update, at least 11 new comprehensive privacy bills have been proposed. In particular, Georgia, Hawaii,...more

Children’s State Privacy Law Update and Tracker Released

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/26/2024

As the 2024 state legislative season begins, it’s clear that lawmakers are again focused on children’s privacy. For the past few years, lawmakers have introduced different children’s privacy models, on both the federal and...more

New Jersey Governor Signs Comprehensive Privacy Law

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/23/2024

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 322 ("the Act"), making New Jersey the fourteenth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia,...more

Right To Know - July 2023, Vol. 7

Clark Hill PLC on 7/14/2023

Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

Privacy ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’: An Overview of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

BakerHostetler on 6/21/2023

Texas, long lauded as one of the most “business-friendly” states, has passed a comprehensive privacy law that will bring new regulations to consumer personal data. The new Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), H.B....more

Tennessee Information Protection Act Is Signed Into Law

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/16/2023

The Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) passed unanimously through both houses of the Tennessee legislature and was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 11, 2023. Tennessee joins seven states in enacting a comprehensive...more

Tennessee Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/12/2023

On May 11, 2023, Tennessee’s Governor signed Senate Bill 0073, the Tennessee Information Protection Act, making the state the eighth state to pass consumer privacy legislation. Tennessee joins California, Colorado,...more

State Child Privacy Law Update

WilmerHale on 3/1/2023

In addition to the numerous comprehensive privacy laws that have been proposed in at least 20 states thus far in 2023, legislative trends demonstrate an emerging focus on regulations that address specific types of...more

State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2023

WilmerHale on 2/15/2023

The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the total number of states that...more

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on 10/12/2022

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

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