The global debate around data privacy intensified this week after Meta Platforms moved to challenge a major European decision restricting how social media companies use personal data for advertising. The case linked to enforcement actions by the European Data Protection Board could significantly reshape the future of targeted advertising, user consent, and digital privacy across […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it will decline enforcement of certain provisions under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in limited circumstances where websites collect personal information strictly for age-verification purposes. This is not a repeal of COPPA. It is not a weakening of the statute on paper. It is an enforcement […]