On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court weighed in on the ongoing debate about age verification requirements for websites, holding that it is constitutional for a state to require websites that have a significant portion of adult content to implement commercial age verification systems. 

Roughly six months since Andrew Ferguson became Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, an FTC workshop on children’s privacy and online safety has provided a glimpse into the agency’s approach to these issues.

Perkins Coie partner Janis Kestenbaum says the FTC is keeping the pressure on strong consumer protection enforcement despite the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda.

As we close out the first quarter of 2025, one thing is unmistakable: California’s regulatory efforts continue to center on data brokers. 

The Federal Trade Commission announced long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule on January 16, 2025, marking the first changes to the COPPA Rule since 2013. The amendments are the output of a rule review process that began in 2019 and a notice of proposed rulemaking announced in December 2023.

This year saw significant enforcement activity from the Federal Trade Commission on privacy, data security, and related technology topics, particularly with respect to location information, health, and other sensitive data; data brokers; children’s privacy and online safety; and consumer protection issues related to artificial intelligence. State-level privacy enforcers, such as those in T

CISA has proposed security requirements for certain categories of restricted data transfers. Any U.S. business that transfers its data outside the United States or gives businesses or people outside the United States access to its data should review and work with security and legal professionals to ensure compliance.