> Legislation S.7695B/A.8149A enables the New York Child Data Protection Act to prohibit online sites from collecting, using, sharing or selling personal data o

> Legislation S.7695B/A.8149A enables the New York Child Data Protection Act to prohibit online sites from collecting, using, sharing or selling personal data of anyone under the age of 18, unless they receive informed consent or unless doing so is strictly necessary for the purpose of the website. That's a lot of "unless" there, which doesn't make me very optimistic for its impact. I haven't heard yet from a scenario where selling a minor's personal data is strictly necessary for the technical operation of a site, but I'm sure we'll discover lots of such cases very soon... Also, as an adult, I find it interesting that the "informed consent" requirement is restricted to kids only. Sure, adults should be trusted to decide for themselves whether or not they want to share their data, but wouldn't they at least need some opportunity to decide for that?