Michigan 'digital age' bills pulled after privacy concerns raised

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Michigan bills known as the Digital Age Assurance Act were withdrawn after advocacy groups raised privacy and data collection concerns.
The legislation would have required device manufacturers to estimate a user's age and send a continuous digital age signal to apps and websites.
Critics argued the bills lacked key privacy protections, such as limits on data use and requirements for deletion.
Advocacy groups, including the Michigan Fair Elections Institute, warned the bills could create a persistent identity layer without privacy safeguards.
Bill sponsors are now working with advocacy groups on potential replacement legislation as part of a comprehensive consumer data privacy framework.
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