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Today’s Top News. The DOJ's Friday settlement with TikTok resolving COPPA allegations is already garnering criticism within privacy circles, with some saying its $400 million penalty is relatively insignificant considering the company's $23 billion annual revenue.

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2026 IAB Privacy Compliance Salon
The IAB Privacy Compliance Salon is an intimate salon-style event that brings together legal professionals and senior privacy leaders in the digital advertising industry for thought-provoking and practical discussions around today's most challenging priva
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Privacy Academic Research Center Names Co-Director
Barbara Lazarotto has been made co-director of the academic research center Brussels Privacy Hub, she said on LinkedIn Friday. She will serve in this role concurrently with her position as a postdoctoral researcher at the Law, Science, Technology and Soci
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Former FTC Paralegal Joins AAI as Research Fellow
The American Antitrust Institute named Beryl Emmerich a 2026-2027 research fellow, it said Friday. She formerly worked at the FTC as a paralegal and as an intern in the commission's technology enforcement division.
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Michael Macko Departs CalPrivacy
Michael Macko is departing from his role as deputy director of enforcement at the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), the agency said on LinkedIn Friday. His last day will be Sept. 8. CalPrivacy is seeking a new deputy director.
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UK's ICO Posts Video to Help People in Social Care Access Their Records
A video released Friday will help people who have experienced the social care system to better understand their right to access their personal care records, the Information Commission's Office, the U.K. watchdog, said. The three-minute video...
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Ofcom Expands Check of Teen-Chat and Chat-Avenue for Child Online Safety Breaches
The U.K. Office of Communications widened its probe into whether two websites are violating the Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to keep kids safe, it said Thursday. Ofcom launched an investigation into Teen-Chat April 21...
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Drone Users to FCC: Bans Are an Ineffective Tool to Support Data Privacy
Privacy issues are emerging as one key focus as the FCC explores rules further ratcheting up the agency's campaign against foreign-made drones. Commenters argue that a proposal to prohibit "military grade" drones goes too far. Comments are due at the...
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Ruling in Otter.AI Case Illustrates Best Options in AI Notetaker Suits, Lawyer Says
A federal court's recent decision dismissing certain claims against Otter.AI but allowing others to continue provides insight for defense and plaintiff bars in suits involving AI notetakers, Troutman Amin lawyer Olga Koroleva blogged recently. In Re...
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Federal Court Declines to Toss USDA's Additional Demands for SNAP Data
A federal court on Thursday declined a request by a coalition of states that it enjoin similar lawsuits from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient data after it blocked the data
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22 States and DC Block White House From Seeking Sensitive Data of Commercial Drivers
Twenty-three Democratic state leaders Thursday secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the Trump administration's attempt to obtain the sensitive personal information of commercial drivers. Case 1:26-mc-00019 began Aug. 13 when 22 states and t
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