The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a statement this week allowing social media companies to collect children’s personal data without parental consent in the name of age verification, carving out an exception to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which decisively names children under 13 as untouchable for data collection, until now. Considering that COPPA was designed to protect sensitive data, the FTC is all but giving social media companies carte blanche to collect any information it deems necessary in the name of age verification.
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For the U.S., the stakes of this transition are uniquely high. As a primary hub for the global AI infrastructure boom, the U.S. is poised to capture a significant portion of the projected $3 trillion in data-center-related investments over the next five years, as projected by Moody’s. However, this leadership comes with a steep entry fee: massive demands on power grids and digital connectivity that require enormous spending before productivity gains ever hit the bottom line.
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