Tag: Consumer Privacy

Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today

April 21, 2025

Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule. After a nearly 6-year rulemaking process, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the updated COPPA Rule in January 2025, but it did not become effective until today’s publication. Finalizing the COPPA Rule improves the Commission’s ability to protect kids online. 

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• Social Media Privacy

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

Google Found Liable for Maintaining a Monopoly in the AdTech Market 

April 18, 2025

A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in favor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in their case against Google for maintaining monopoly power in the advertising technology industry.

• Competition and Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Updates

Arkansas Legislature Passes Privacy Bill Expanding Enhanced COPPA Protections to Teens

April 18, 2025

This week, the Arkansas Legislature passed the Arkansas Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717). The bill is modeled off the existing federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) framework but would build on COPPA’s existing protections extend those privacy protections for teens aged 13-16.

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Joins NCLC to Urge the CFPB to Protect Consumer Financial Privacy  

April 16, 2025

EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in a comment responding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s request for information about consumer financial privacy.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Joins Coalition Letter Urging California Privacy Agency to Advance ADMT Draft Regulations Despite Industry Pushback

April 16, 2025

CPPA weakened the draft regulations last month amid industry pressure.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Workplace Privacy

• Updates

Bankrupt Genetic Data: Minimizing and Privacy-Protecting Data from the Start

April 14, 2025

The scenario now at hand—an untold number of buyers able to potentially grab up the genetic data troves collected and analyzed by 23andMe—is a forceful reminder of the need for better data privacy and security protections. Nothing can eliminate the possibility that a company collecting data goes bankrupt. But companies and policymakers can and should do better in mitigating the risks from any potential bankruptcy-data fallout ahead of time.

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Health and Reproductive Privacy

• Analysis

EPIC Supports Massachusetts Bill to Prohibit Surveillance Pricing Based on Biometric Information

April 11, 2025

• Consumer Privacy

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Urges Federal Privacy Working Group to Center Data Minimization in Federal Privacy Law

April 8, 2025

EPIC's comments highlighted lessons learned from years of state-level advocacy on privacy laws and stated that a federal privacy law should provide a floor for states to build on top of rather than imposing a ceiling.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Updates

Virginia Updates Its Consumer Privacy Law to Include New Health and Reproductive Data Privacy Protections

April 7, 2025

• Data Protection

• Health and Reproductive Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC, NCL, CFA, and Others Urge CFPB to Rein in Harmful Data Broker Practices 

April 2, 2025

In a comment filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today, EPIC, the National Consumers League (NCL), and Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged the CFPB to finalize rules that would protect consumers from harm caused by data brokers.

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Security

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates