Episode 164 — March 2024 Data Privacy News

Episode 164 covers three March 2024 developments: Florida bans social media platform accounts of children under 14 - and more; Illinois modifies its pioneering biometrics laws; and President Biden and the House of Representatives act together about the sale of personal information to countries "of concern." Consider how social media platforms are affected by Florida's new effort to limit social media use by most minors - and how this creates privacy risks in an unintended way. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/3/BillText/er/PDF  Explore how and why Illinois's legislature first-in-the-States code regulating biometrics is considering changes to limit class action recoveries for failure to get consent from those whose biometrics are used. Learn how an Executive Order and the House of Representatives' unanimously passed act would stop data brokers from sharing personal information of U.S. persons with specified countries "of concern." The first 155 episodes of Data Privacy Detective can be found on the feed of the Frost Brown Todd Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcasts (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k), Spotify (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k), or Soundcloud (https://bit.ly/3T8EWrw). Time stamps: 01:00 — Illinois modifies biometrics laws 08:00 — Executive action and legislation targeting the sale of personal information to countries "of concern" 14:00 — Florida bans social media platform accounts for children under 14