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Major privacy policy shifts in US

Stop, stay, and strike seem to be watchwords the Trump administration and states are using for privacy regulations that had been underway when Republicans took over. Among changes: 1) a freeze on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had finalized; 2) recommended postponement of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Rule, which as of April was intended to prohibit sales or licensing of sensitive data to countries of concern (including Russia and China); and 3) rescinding the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” executive order that was intended to ensure safe, responsible implementation of AI.