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Complying with Australia’s Social Media Ban: What You Need to Know

Australia has passed new legislation to better protect children online. The Online Safety Amendment...

Why Banning Kids from Social Media Won’t Work — And What To Do Instead

Calls to ban kids from social media are echoing across EU member states. The European Commission...

What is a COPPA Safe Harbor and why work with one?

Collecting personal information from children online intentionally or unintentionally is fraught...

Legal Counsel Alert: Children’s Privacy Is Everyone’s Problem - Even If Your Company Doesn’t Target Kids

As in-house counsel or Chief Legal Officer, you’re the gatekeeper of risk, responsible for ensuring...

CTO Briefing: Why Your Architecture Needs to Account for Minors’ Data — Even If You’re Not in the “Kids Space”

As a CTO or technology leader, you're tasked with building scalable, compliant, and resilient...

App Store Age Assurance Bills Spark Concern Despite Good Intentions

Not a day seems to pass without a new bill aimed at bringing long-overdue and desperately needed...

CISO Alert: A Call to Action for the C-Suite - Even If Your Company Isn't in "The Kids Biz"

Even if engaging with minors is not one of your company’s objectives, as a CISO or Information...

Understanding the FTC’s New COPPA Rule Amendments: What Businesses Need to Know

Updated: June 23, 2025 On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized...

What is the Tennessee 'Protecting Children from Social Media Act' and How to Comply

In a move to safeguard minors from the potential risks of social media, Tennessee’s new legislation...

To Ban or Not to Ban? Australia's Bold Move and the Changing Privacy Landscape

Amid the global push to protect children’s privacy online, Australia’s efforts are at the forefront...

Reclaiming Childhood – Virginia's Governor Summit on Protecting Children from Addictive Social Media

Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia is helping to lead the way on children’s privacy solutions as...

Let’s Celebrate Companies Doing it Right

Children’s privacy protections are under the spotlight globally and rightly so. Every day there are...

What is the Maryland Kids Code and How Does it Differ from Other Children's Codes?

It’s proving a challenge for industry to keep up with the tidal wave of child privacy and safety...

What is the Texas SCOPE Act (HB 18) and how to comply?

The Texas SCOPE Act (H.B. 18), which stands for the Securing Children Online through Parental...

How to Comply with the Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act

Last updated: July 27, 2025 Georgia’s Governor, Brian P. Kemp, signed the Protecting Georgia’s...

Why Corporate Boards Should Prioritize Minors’ Data Privacy, Security, and Safety Issues

Whether your company wants to let kids in or keep them out, companies must now comply with...

Blog Title: Utah's New Minors Utah's new Minor Protection in Social Media Act (SB 194) and HB 464. What you need to know.

What You Need to Know About Utah’s New Minor Protection in Social Media Act (SB 194) and HB 464

Last updated on September 16, 2024 In early March of 2024, the Utah legislature repealed and...

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What is Florida’s HB 3 Act: Online Protection for Minors?

Last updated: June 4, 2025 On March 25, 2024, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 3, an act to...

Highlights from PRIVO's Children's Digital Privacy Summit

On January 24th, as part of Data Privacy Week, PRIVO hosted it's inaugural Children's Digital...

Today is Safer Internet Day – we cannot wait for Big Tech to take the lead

The Broadway play “Hamilton,” by Lin Manuel Miranda, really captures the feeling of being in a...

PRIVO Recognized in Australia’s Landmark Age Assurance Technology Trial

PRIVO is proud to announce our recognition as a key participant in Australia’s Age Assurance...

Why Australia’s Children's Privacy Code Matters—And What We Had to Say

At PRIVO, we’ve spent more than two decades working to protect children’s digital identities and...

PRIVO's Comments on NY Children's Privacy Rulemaking Process

This past summer, the state of New York passed two bills, the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation...

PRIVO's Comments on the FTC's COPPA Notice of Proposed Rule Making

On March 11, PRIVO welcomed the opportunity to comment in response to the FTC's COPPA Rule Review.

New Research About Kids’ Changing Perspectives on Digital Privacy

Smarty Pants Introduces New Research at PRIVO Children’s Digital Privacy Summit in LA

Michael Preston of Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop to Keynote PRIVO’s Children’s Digital Privacy Summit

Featuring Keynote and Panel Discussion, “Building a Positive Digital World for Kids – Together”

PRIVO Submits Comments to NTIA on Kids Online Health and Safety Request

On November 16, 2023, PRIVO welcomed the opportunity to comment in response to the National...

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PRIVO Submits Comments to the FTC on the Application for a New Parental Consent Method

On August 21, 2023, PRIVO submitted these comments in connection with the application for a new...

PRIVO Summit Update

Due to unforeseen logistical circumstances, we have made the difficult decision to move the...

PRIVO Wins Best of Age Verification - Summer 2023

PRIVO has won Stellastra's Summer 2023 award for the Best Age Verification company. To decide the...

PRIVO & Atomic Biometrics Strike Alliance to Protect Children Online

PRIVO Identity Management and Parent Permission to Partner with Atomic Biometrics “Proof of...

PRIVO Announces Data Privacy Week Event Featuring Duncan McCann

PRIVO is Committed to Respecting Data and is Proud to Become a 2022 Data Privacy Week Champion

PRIVO Acquires proxicached to Provide Privacy Controls for IoT Devices

For Immediate Release

Buckley Ratchford Joins PRIVO Board

For Immediate Release

PRIVO Acquires Rocket21 for Safe Community Engagement

For Immediate Release

PRIVO Takes the Hill

CEO Tayloe Provides Children’s Privacy Policy Briefing to Key Senators on COPPA and Commerce

PRIVO Celebrates 20 Years Protecting Children's Online Privacy

February 26, 2021 PRIVO, the leading industry expert in children's online privacy, identity and...

PRIVO Earns Best Family Focused Identity Management Solution

PRIVO Earns Best Family Focused Identity Management Solution New World Reports Picks PRIVO Families...

PRIVO Hosts Insightful Data Privacy Day Summit

Children’s Rights and Parent Permission Drive Conversation and Industry Call: “Yes, You Can!”

PRIVO Earns Best Online Children’s Safety Solutions Provider Award

What is the Ohio Social Media Parental Notification Act?

LAST UPDATED: May 5, 2025 The Ohio Social Media Parental Notification Act, as part of House Bill...

5 Reasons to Attend the Children’s Digital Privacy Summit

In addition to networking in person with industry experts, peers, digital minded executives and...

What’s to come in 2023 – PRIVO’s Predictions

Children’s online privacy and safety will be high on the agenda for regulators this year, making...

PRIVO Calls on Congress for More Resources to Enforce Children’s Privacy

More FTC staff needed to enforce the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

UPDATE: Children's Privacy Legislation Advances through the Senate

July 28, 2022

The K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021: Will it Go Far Enough?

Learning has been seriously disrupted and fundamentally altered by the pandemic. While schools...

Facebook- Time is UP

Rarely a day passes at the moment without Facebook hitting the headlines. New data privacy...

Demonstrate Your Commitment to Student Privacy

March 25, 2021 While ed tech providers’ privacy requirements may vary, complying with student...

Protecting Kids' Privacy in Digital Spaces, "Expect it to Get Tougher!"

March 24, 2021

Spotlight on Children's Privacy Protections - Spring 2021

March 17, 2021 Children’s privacy protection is well and truly in the spotlight as we move into...

Tech Giants Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to Privacy

One year post GDPR- What have we learned and what can we expect?

As the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) reaches its first anniversary what have we...

What's to Come in 2020: Children's Online Privacy and Safety

Children’s online privacy and safety will be high on the agenda for enforcers and regulators this...

Government Europa on PRIVO: The Leader in Children’s Online Privacy, Identity and Consent Management

PRIVO has been featured in Government Europa Quarterly! PRIVO outlines the way to protect...

Kicking off 2016

As we enter 2016 we face some significant challenges to our privacy. While online developments...

The PRIVO Kid’s Privacy Manifesto

Today, on Data Privacy Day, online privacy experts in the US, Canada and Europe have geared up to...

Privacy Is a Laughing Matter Only on HBO Comedy 'Silicon Valley'

In an episode of HBO's sitcom Silicon Valley, the fictitious startup Piper Chat discovered that by...

The State of the World in Children's Privacy Recap

Below are our favorite moments from the FTC's workshop: The Future of COPPA. PRIVO's VP of...

Privacy Still Matters to the Sharing Generation

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been widely quoted in the press for his comments around...

DEVELOPER TIP: Talk to Parents & Children and Don't be Afraid to Engage them

Protecting the privacy of our children is paramount. The new Student Digital Privacy & Innovation...

2015 Children’s Online Privacy Predictions

Concern for children’s privacy must be a priority for parents and teachers in 2015. Our children...

Top 5 Resolution List for Safeguarding Your Family's Online Privacy in 2015

You teach your child how to wait for the green light before crossing the street, not to speak to...

Chicago Toy & Game Week 2014: Denise Tayloe on Protecting Children’s Online Privacy with PRIVO

As more and more kids are getting online at ages earlier than ever before, concerns about allowing...

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