Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission published in the Federal Register final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (the “Rule”). The Rule will go into effect 60 days from publication, on or about June 21, 2025, with a compliance deadline of April 22, 2026. The Rule retains many…
Arkansas Advances Children and Teen Privacy Laws
Lindsey Tonsager, Natalie Maas, Divya Bhat, and Bryan Ramirez of Covington and Burling write: On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed three laws expanding privacy protections for children and teens. The Content Creation Protection Act passed the legislature and is pending signature. This blog summarizes the statutes’ key takeaways. Arkansas Children and…
Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review
C.J. Ciaramella writes: Newly uncovered guidance from the Justice Department claims the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) allows federal law enforcement officers to enter the houses of suspected gang members without a warrant and remove them from the country without any judicial review. In a March 14 memorandum, obtained by the open government group Property of the People…
GDPR in 2025: What’s Changed and What You Still Might Be Getting Wrong
News From Wales reports: What’s New with GDPR in 2025? Modifications and shifts from 2025 will be enforced and interpreted under GDPR. One of the major changes involves SME facilitation for compliance under the new proposals by the European Commission, floating streamlining of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which would also allow using shared or…