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![33% of Users Fake Their Age at Sign-Up [2026 Data]](/_astro/what-percentage-of-users-lie-on-sign-up-forms.DZBox4s__ZYc9x.webp)
About a third of children with a social media profile, 33%, list a birth date that makes them appear 18 or older, according to Ofcom's Children's User Ages 2024 research. See how that compares to adult sign-up dishonesty and what it means for any site collecting age data.
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49% of US adults have stopped using a digital device, website, or app because of worry about how their personal information was being used, according to Pew Research Center's October 2023 survey. See what triggers it and how it varies by age.
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81% of Americans say the potential risks of companies collecting their data outweigh the benefits, according to Pew Research Center. See how many people care about online privacy, how concern has changed since 2019, and where that concern turns into action in 2026.
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New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs announced on July 10, 2026 that it will not enforce the state's new data broker registration fees, which run as high as $1.5 million a year, until June 2027.
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A plain-language breakdown of what 'as-is,' no-warranty, and limitation-of-liability language in a website disclaimer legally does, and the gross-negligence and consumer-protection claims it generally can't waive away.
Read article![Just 3 States Require a Biometric Privacy Policy [2026]](/_astro/how-many-privacy-policies-cover-biometric-data.Q-G745FF_1p6kTm.webp)
Only 3 of the 50 US states, Illinois, Texas, and Washington, have a dedicated biometric privacy statute in 2026, and just one of them requires the retention policy itself to be written down and made public. See how all 20 comprehensive state privacy laws now treat biometric data, per RecordingLaw's 2026 fifty-state comparison.
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