Overview of New York’s Child Data Protection Act
In June 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Child Data Protection Act (Act) into law, which will go into effect on June 20, 2025. Per the Act’s justification, “[c]hildren now live much of their lives online,” including learning, socializing, shopping. They also “make mistakes online, and they discover who they are […]
FTC finalizes changes to COPPA Rule, expands online protections for children
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to strengthen key protections for children’s online privacy and impose new requirements around the collection, use, and disclosure of children’s personal information. What led to this update? In 1998, Congress enacted […]
Hoyoverse, developer of Genshin Impact, to pay $20 million to settle FTC complaint
On January 17, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with Cognosphere Pte. Ltd and its subsidiary Cognosphere, LLC, doing business as Hoyoverse, developer of gacha video games such as Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, over allegations that Hoyoverse’s loot boxes and children’s data collection practices violated various federal laws. What is […]
