California Refuses to “Kid Around” on Children’s Privacy With Enactment of the California Age Appropriate Design Code

Determined to maintain its position as a pioneer for consumer privacy rights, California is again among the first to take action to tackle issues of children’s safety and privacy online with the enactment of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 15, 2022.

Once effective on July 1, 2024, the Code would, among other things, prescribe rules that require  businesses to design their online products and services with children’s privacy in mind and identify and mitigate any risks of material detriment to children that arise from businesses’ online data practices.

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