Eight days after landmark privacy legislation took effect, Kentucky AG targets Character.AI for child safety violations Executive Summary On January 8, 2026, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed the nation's first enforcement action combining consumer protection claims with violations of a comprehensive state data privacy law against
Executive Summary For more than five decades, the United States' approach to privacy law has fundamentally failed to protect people and democracy, instead prioritizing corporate profit and government surveillance. This failure stems from a pivotal historical shift in the mid-1970s, when a promising movement toward robust, substantive privacy protections
Every compliance professional has been there. You spend weeks drafting a security policy, get it approved through seventeen layers of stakeholders, publish it to your document repository, and then watch it gather digital dust while employees click "I agree" without reading a single word. Six months later during
The Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (KCDPA) officially went into effect on January 1, 2026, making Kentucky the fifteenth state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. Signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on April 4, 2024, the KCDPA grants Kentucky residents new rights over their personal data while
Executive Summary A global wave of digital regulation, ostensibly for child safety and combating hate speech and disinformation, is fundamentally reshaping the internet's architecture and principles. The predominant trends are the mandatory implementation of age and identity verification systems, the systematic erosion of online anonymity, and increased platform
When government pressure meets platform moderation, the censorship doesn't need a formal order Poland's deputy digital minister just weaponized the Digital Services Act in a way that should concern anyone who values open political debate online. On December 29, 2025, Dariusz Standerski sent a letter to
Breaking Legal Action Targets $16 Billion in Alleged Fraudulent Ad Revenue While Expanding Multistate Child Protection Effort January 2, 2026 The U.S. Virgin Islands has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., marking the first action by an attorney general specifically targeting the tech giant's alleged
France is moving forward with ambitious legislation that would ban children under 15 from accessing social media platforms, positioning itself at the forefront of a growing global movement to protect minors from digital harms. The proposal, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, aims to shield young people from what French authorities
Republican lawmakers accuse Julie Inman Grant of harassing American tech companies and threatening free speech through extraterritorial enforcement Executive Summary Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant faces unprecedented international scrutiny as the US House Judiciary Committee threatens to compel her testimony over allegations of implementing a "global
Australian state introduces unprecedented surveillance measures that could fundamentally reshape online anonymity and platform operations Executive Summary In the wake of the devastating December 2025 Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people, Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a sweeping five-point plan that represents one of the
Executive Summary In the early hours of December 23, 2025, the New South Wales Parliament passed sweeping security legislation that fundamentally alters the balance between civil liberties and state surveillance powers. The Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, pushed through in an emergency 3am session just before Christmas, represents
Digital Censorship or Consumer Protection? Europe's Controversial Content Moderation Framework The European Union has implemented a controversial content moderation system that grants special status to designated organizations to flag "potentially illegal" content for removal from online platforms. Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), these "trusted
Analysis: How mandatory identity verification creates a global surveillance honeypot Ireland is preparing to leverage its upcoming EU Council presidency to champion mandatory identity verification across all social media platforms. Tánaiste Simon Harris has announced plans to require users to verify their identities before accessing social networks, effectively ending online
On January 1, 2026, Virginia will become one of the first states to enforce comprehensive age verification requirements across social media platforms, mandating that every user prove their age before accessing sites and limiting minors under sixteen to just one hour of daily use per platform. While lawmakers frame Senate
Bottom Line Up Front: Australia has officially launched the world's most comprehensive digital age verification infrastructure. Following the December 10, 2025 social media ban for under-16s, a second wave of regulations took effect on December 27, 2025, requiring search engines to verify the age of all logged-in users.
The digital transformation of agriculture has created unprecedented efficiency gains—GPS-guided tractors, autonomous harvesters, IoT-enabled irrigation systems, and AI-driven crop monitoring have revolutionized farming operations. But this connectivity comes with a dangerous downside: modern farm equipment has become a target for cybercriminals. Enter ISO 24882, the emerging international standard designed
The definitive guide to navigating Europe's strictest data protection requirements for cannabis dispensaries, medical cannabis operators, and cultivation facilities. Canna SecureProtecting Cannabis Businesses from Breaches & Audit FailuresCanna SecureCannaSecure Introduction: Why Cannabis + GDPR = High Risk The European cannabis industry stands at a critical intersection of two heavily regulated
EDPB Reviews Brazil's LGPD Framework as Historic Cross-Border Data Transfer Agreement Nears Completion December 28, 2025 - The European Data Protection Board has issued its official opinion on Brazil's data protection framework, marking a critical milestone toward eliminating Standard Contractual Clauses for EU-Brazil data transfers and
December 28, 2025 | Compliance Alert: Critical Organizations using MongoDB Server face immediate compliance obligations following the disclosure of CVE-2025-14847 (MongoBleed), a critical unauthenticated memory leak vulnerability. This guide addresses breach notification requirements, regulatory compliance implications, and mandated security controls across major frameworks. Executive Compliance Summary Vulnerability: CVE-2025-14847 - Unauthenticated MongoDB
December 2025 — In a dramatic reversal that has sent shockwaves through the telecommunications industry, the Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 on November 20, 2025, to rescind cybersecurity requirements established just ten months earlier. The move eliminates mandated security protections that were implemented directly in response to China's devastating
The SEC's Division of Examinations has released its 2025 priorities, and cybersecurity compliance has never been more critical. With Regulation S-P amendments taking effect December 3, 2025, and heightened scrutiny on AI-enabled threats, financial institutions face a compliance landscape that demands immediate action. Executive Summary The Securities and
California's privacy regulator has shifted into enforcement overdrive with hundreds of active investigations, record-breaking fines, and expanded regulatory authority. Here's what security and compliance professionals need to understand about the new enforcement landscape. Part of our ongoing coverage of global privacy law enforcement and digital privacy
Breaking: California's Revolutionary Single-Click Data Deletion Platform Goes Live January 1 California Privacy Protection Agency launches enforcement strike force as DROP platform fundamentally reshapes consumer privacy rights December 28, 2025 — In what privacy advocates are calling the most significant consumer data protection advancement since GDPR, California's
The United States privacy landscape just became exponentially more complex. As 2025 unfolds, eight new comprehensive state privacy laws are taking effect across the country, bringing the total number of states with such legislation to twenty. For businesses processing consumer data, this expanding regulatory patchwork represents both a compliance challenge