State Privacy Law Updates

California Passes Digital Age-Assurance Act Into Law

October 16, 2025 in CCPA, COPPA, Data Privacy, Hintze Law Blog Series, Kid's Online Privacy, State Legislation, Online Advertising

By Hansenard Piou

On October 13th, 2025, Governor Newsom signed the Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) into law. Introduced by co-authors Assembly Member Buffy Wicks and Senator Tom Umberg, the law establishes age-assurance requirements for computer and mobile operating system providers and app stores as well as app developers with an aim to protect children’s online safety. The Digital Age Assurance Act enters into effect on January 1, 2027.

California Opt Me Out Act Signed into Law

October 14, 2025 in Data Privacy, State Legislation, CCPA

By Cameron Cantrell

On October 8, 2025, California’s Governor Newsom signed AB 566—the California Opt Me Out Act—into law. The California Opt Me Out Act, using the same definitions as the CCPA, requires any business that develops or maintains an internet browser to build in an opt-out preference signal (“OOPS”) functionality. The law takes effect on January 1, 2027.