A lawsuit filed under Illinois’ unusual state law regulating biometric data collection has taken aim at an AI program used by X since 2015 to identify nudity and NSFW images.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has denied approval to three age verification companies that were seeking to implement a biometric solution to meet Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requirements.
Australian privacy and digital rights advocates have expressed mounting concern over the nation’s proposed Online Safety Act, one of the most extreme versions of current attempts worldwide to revise internet regulation and increase the power of the State over online speech and activities.
