Policy & Regulation
CGO Research Paper Warns Age Verification Risks Privacy
As governments around the world race to pass online child safety laws, a new research paper from the Center for Growth and Opportunity (CGO) is asking a question that often gets lost in the rush to le...
Vermont Passes Senate Bill 71, Privacy Law Effective 2028
Vermont has officially passed Senate Bill 71, a comprehensive privacy law that will govern how businesses collect, use, disclose, sell, and protect the personal data of state residents. The law is sch...
GDPR at 10: Enforcement Gaps Between EU Countries Persist
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has now been in force for roughly a decade, and a recent Compliance Week analysis revisits a question that has followed the law since its debut: does GDPR...
Louisiana Data Privacy Act Signed, Takes Effect 2027
Louisiana has officially joined the growing roster of states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws. The Governor's signature on Senate Bill 386 creates the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (LDPA), making...
Spokane Retailer's Facial Scans Reveal WA Privacy Gap
Walk into a certain building in downtown Spokane and your face becomes data before you've said a word. The system measures the distance between your eyes, the shape and size of your features, the widt...
Ofcom Probes TikTok Age Checks Over Self-Harm Content
Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into TikTok, and the questions being asked go well beyond a routine compliance check. The UK communications regulator says it is concerned that TikTok's age ver...
U.S. State Privacy Fines Hit $3.4B: What It Means for You
Privacy fines issued by U.S. state regulators reached a record $3.425 billion in 2025, exceeding the total collected over the previous five years combined, according to new research from Gartner. The ...
Anthropic Demands Real-Name ID Verification for Claude Users
Anthropichas introduced a 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) identity verification requirement for some users of its Claude AI platform, asking them to submit government-issued IDs and real-time selfies befor...
VPNs and Your Fourth Amendment Rights: What to Know
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Ron Wyden, has sent a formal request to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard asking her to publicly warn Americans about a significan...
US Lawmakers Raise Alarms Over VPN Server Surveillance
A group of US lawmakers has sent a formal letter to the government demanding transparency about a troubling question: are American intelligence agencies surveilling user activity on VPN servers locate...