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“Aliya Bhatia, a senior policy analyst at CDT, said the rules ‘leave several essential questions open for companies to answer,’ such as whether to use biometric data and if those methods are ‘proportionate’ to the risks posed by algorithms & push notifications.”

nydailynews.comNY’s new social media rules for protecting children are now in place: What you need to knowChildren’s advocates have largely praised the law for taking action against a worsening youth mental health crisis and its attention to social media as one of the culprits.

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Center for Democracy & Technology

@cdt.org

5 Aug

CDT’s Bhatia: “Many age assurance methods raise fundamental concerns by enabling further data collection on all New Yorkers, not just children.”

QuilleTech

@quilletech.bsky.social

5 Aug

Les règles laissent effectivement des zones grises énormes sur l’usage des données biométriques et la proportionnalité des risques — et c’est bien ça le problème. Sans garde-fous clairs, les entreprises vont continuer à naviguer à vue.