About us
The American Privacy School is a specialized education and research initiative dedicated to advancing knowledge, compliance, and leadership in the evolving field of U.S. data privacy and emerging digital regulation. We bridge the gap between law, technology, and executive decision-making by offering concise, expert-led online courses designed for today’s privacy and compliance officers. Our mission is to help organizations navigate the expanding landscape of privacy law, from biometrics and children’s data to AI accountability, through pragmatic, high-impact learning experiences.
Rooted in independence and factual rigor, the American Privacy School draws on a multidisciplinary network of legal scholars, industry experts, and public policy practitioners. We prioritize practical application over theory, equipping professionals with the tools to make sound, defensible, and ethical decisions in real-world contexts. Whether you are building a privacy program, managing platform risk, or responding to new state regulations, our programs deliver actionable insight to help you stay compliant, credible, and ahead of change.
“BIPA, Biometric Risk & State Privacy Enforcement: What U.S. CPOs and Privacy Officers Must Fix”
Two states, Illinois and Texas, have rewritten the risk map for biometric data. In the past 18 months alone, U.S. courts and Attorneys General have imposed over $1.4 billion in penalties for violations of BIPA and CUBI. Most companies don’t even realize their employee access systems or AI tools are collecting regulated biometric identifiers.
“COPPA, Kids’ Data & Platform Risk for U.S. CPOs and Privacy Officers”
Federal enforcement of children’s privacy is accelerating in all 50 states. Just in the last 18 months, several U.S. companies have faced over $30 million in COPPA penalties, including high-profile settlements against Cognosphere ($20M) and Disney ($10M), and investigations into platforms like TikTok are ongoing.
"Consumer Data Privacy for Marketing: State & Federal Compliance”
Privacy and marketing leaders will understand and navigate the fast-evolving patchwork of U.S. data privacy laws that directly affect campaign design, audience targeting, and analytics. Through real enforcement cases and state-level comparisons (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and FTC actions), participants will learn how to align marketing operations with legal requirements without sacrificing performance.