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Nov 7, 2022 · A new California privacy law might fundamentally change how kids and teens use the internet — not only in California but also across the country. The first-in-the-nation legislation, which goes into effect in 2024, imposes sweeping restrictions on internet companies that serve minors, requiring that they design their platforms with children ...
Sep 15, 2022 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to require online companies to put kids’ safety first by barring them from profiling children or using personal information in ways that could harm children physically or mentally, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday.
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The Act applies to businesses who provide online services, products, or features “likely to be accessed by children,” meaning that it is “reasonable to expect,” based on the indicators below, that the online service, product, or feature would be accessed by children. Indicators of such access include that the online service, product, or feature is ...
Data Protection Impact Assessments: The Act requires businesses that provide an online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by children to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment, which is a systematic survey that assesses and mitigates risks to children that arise from the business’s data management practices. A business must co...
The California Attorney General has enforcement authority under the Act. There is no private right of action. Negligent violations of the Act carry civil penalties of up to $2,500 per affected child, while intentional violations carry civil penalties up to $7,500 per affected child. There is also a limited right to cure violations of the Act. Speci...
Sep 15, 2022 · SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed bipartisan landmark legislation aimed at protecting the wellbeing, data, and privacy of children using online platforms.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) The CPRA retains the CCPA’s general approach to children’s data and places different requirements on businesses for consumers under the age of 13 and consumers at the ages of 13-15.
May 22, 2024 · SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement after Assembly Bill 1949 (AB 1949), the California Children’s Data Privacy Act, passed the Assembly.
Aug 30, 2022 · The scope of the California legislation far exceeds federal safeguards for youngsters online. A federal law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, narrowly protects the...
