Entries by Michael C. Hochman

Children’s Privacy in 2026: From Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban to a Shift Beyond Notice-and-Consent in the United States

Recent developments in children’s privacy and online safety regulation reflect a global shift away from notice-and-consent frameworks toward access restrictions, design mandates, categorical advertising prohibitions, and ecosystem-level age-assurance mechanisms. Using […]

New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Clarifies Expectations for Third-Party Cybersecurity Risks Under its Cybersecurity Regulation, and Additional Amendments Go into Effect on November 1, 2025

On October 21, 2025, NYDFS, the New York State agency responsible for regulating financial services and products, issued an Industry Letter clarifying how “Covered Entities”[1] should manage cybersecurity risks arising […]