Privacy
Australia Digital Duty of Care (Consultation Draft)
A government consultation draft combining social-media feed choice with broader online-safety duties enforced by eSafety.
Flock-Off Act
Would cut off federal funding for automated license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras, including contracts and data-sharing services connected to them.
California Surveillance Pricing Bill (AB 2564)
Would stop retailers from using personal data gathered through electronic surveillance to charge different customers different prices for the same goods.
Ohio HB 251 (Police Drone Surveillance)
Codifies warrantless police-drone surveillance across broad exceptions, including a 50-mile border zone and disaster patrols.
New Jersey Online Age Verification Bill (A5305)
New Jersey would require websites and other online services carrying covered sexual material to verify every visitor is at least 18.
Nebraska Conversational AI Safety Act (LB 525)
Nebraska now requires chatbots to admit they are machines, adds protections for minors talking to them, and bars any bot from claiming to offer mental health care.
Australia Fix Our Feeds Bill
Would let social-media users switch off algorithmic recommendations and impose wider platform risk-assessment and reporting duties.