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Privacy advocate urges pairing Vermont Age Appropriate Design Code with baseline privacy law, warns of age‑verification legal risks
Summary
Bailey Sanchez of the Future of Privacy Forum told the Senate Institutions committee that Vermont should consider S.71 — a baseline consumer privacy law — alongside the Age Appropriate Design Code and cautioned that broad age‑verification mandates and content‑focused risk assessments have faced court challenges.
Bailey Sanchez, deputy director for U.S. legislation at the Future of Privacy Forum, told the Senate Institutions committee that Vermont should pair any Age Appropriate Design Code with a strong baseline consumer privacy law and be cautious about broad age‑verification requirements that courts have scrutinized.
Sanchez said a comprehensive privacy bill such as S.71 would supply baseline protections for all Vermonters and provide particular safeguards for minors, including classifying minor data as more sensitive and restricting sales and targeted advertising. “I encourage this…
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