Disney agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties to settle a federal case litigating its alleged violations of a children's online privacy law on YouTube, the Department of Justice announced on ...

US Federal Law Some US federal privacy laws directly apply to organizations processing children’s personal information, for example, children’s online privacy and student privacy laws and regulations.

Pervasive data collection has fueled a dramatic transformation in the legal data privacy landscape, marked by two distinct, yet parallel, developments: a wave of new state privacy laws and a surge in ...

"Plaintiffs have gone after online chat, search functions, cookies, pixels—virtually anything on a website involving a third party," BakerHostetler's Justin Yedor said. With online privacy laws soon ...

Since its enactment, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act has undoubtedly achieved some success. However, the rapid-fire pace of technological change ...

State privacy law continues to move quickly, and 2026 is no exception. While July 1, 2026, is the next major compliance milestone, it is not the only one. Several laws and amendments take effect on ...

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations the platform violated a children’s online privacy law, the ...

A recent lawsuit against U.S. Bank highlights the legal gray area banks enter when they engage in internet data collection practices, particularly concerning third-party trackers, and especially when ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn the ...