A USA Today Blueprint survey of 2,000 Americans found 84% concerned about how their data was being used online, and 80% worried about use of children’s data for targeting. Seventy-four percent felt the government doesn’t do enough to protect their privacy, and 79% are concerned brands that violate privacy laws are not adequately punished.
The remaining provisions of Bermuda’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) will come into effect January 1, 2025. The British Territory also recently passed and got assent from the governor for its new Cybersecurity Act 2024, though a date for mandatory compliance has not been set
Apple is reported to be working against legislation that would require it to enforce age verification for young users via the App Store. This comes as more states look to regulate the age at which minors and teens can use social platforms and when big social media companies, including Meta, argue they should not be required to verify ages.
Customer engagement platform MessageGears will partner with content localization and translation platform Smartling to streamline email translation and localization for 450+ languages. The workflow is automated but actual translations are still done by (machine-assisted) humans.