Google urges 13-year-olds to ditch parental controls on their birthday

Google has been accused of “grooming” children for profit by emailing under-13s telling them how to turn off parental ...

Google reverses key parental control policy

Google announced Monday that the company is reversing its longstanding practice of allowing minors supervised by their ...
National Law Review

CPPA Enforces against Two Data Brokers for Failing to Register Under the Delete Act

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced enforcement activity against Rickenbacher Data LLC d/b/a Datamasters (“Datamasters”) and S&P Global Inc. (“S&P Global”) ...

How Your Child's Google Account Changes When They Turn 13

If you have a Family Account through Google, your control over your kid's account can potentially end after they turn 13.

Google Does Email 13-Year-Olds About Disabling Parental Controls

Google is reportedly teaching children to override parental controls, which hasn’t gone down well with parents. A woman named ...
Android Central on MSN

Here's how to use Pixel-exclusive parental controls in Android 16

To use Android's seamless Parental Controls in the Settings app, you'll need a Pixel phone or tablet. The Google Pixel 10 is ...
The Sacramento Observer

How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers

The California Privacy Protection Agency has launched the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) to allow California ...