Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. The United States has various federal and state laws that cover different aspects of data privacy, like health data, financial ...

The state legislatures remain extremely active on privacy legislation this year. One new state comprehensive privacy law took effect on July 1, one takes effect July 31, and a third will take effect ...

Republicans have introduced legislation that would enact nationwide consumer data protections, but experts disagree on ...

Observed annually on January 28, Data Privacy Day raises awareness about privacy and data protection. As 2026 begins, the U.S. privacy compliance landscape reaches a ...

Some jurisdictions define a child as anyone under 18 years old, but certain privacy laws limit protection to individuals under 13 years old. States may also include separate definitions for terms like ...

It’s more critical than ever that businesses familiarize themselves with the ins and outs of these requirements, particularly considering that there does not appear to be momentum toward a federal ...

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person's brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person's health, mental ...

In my coverage of controversial surveillance company Flock Safety and similar license-plate trackers, such as Motorola's VehicleManager, I mentioned that one of the most effective steps US readers ...

December 23, 2025 - Over the past several months, I have handled more cross-border data issues than I have in my whole career. This phenomenon only reinforces what I've known for some time: In this ...