Children and Teen Online Privacy
Throughout his entire career, Senator Markey has been a leader on protecting consumer privacy, especially for children and teens. Markey is the House author of the Children’s Online Privacy Protect Act of 1998 (COPPA), which took major steps towards protecting the personal information of children online. To address evolving technologies, Senator Markey introduced new, bicameral bipartisan legislation to update COPPA, the Do Not Track Kids Act. The legislation would prohibit Internet companies from sending targeted advertising to children and minors; prohibit Internet companies from collecting personal and location information from anyone under 13 without parental consent and anyone 13 to 17 years old without the user’s consent; and require website operators to have an “eraser button” capability for the deletion or elimination of information about children and minors.
- Markey Applauds FCC Plans to Improve E-Rate Program Posted on 11/17/14
- Markey Praises FTC Settlement with Google on Kids’ In-App Purchases Posted on 09/04/14
- Markey: Next Time It Won’t Be Celebrity Secrets but Student Records That Rain Down from the Cloud Posted on 09/02/14
- Markey, Hatch Introduce Legislation to Protect Student Privacy Posted on 07/30/14
- Markey, Hatch Release Discussion Draft of Legislation Addressing Student Privacy Posted on 05/14/14
- Senator Markey Statement on White House Big Data Report Posted on 05/01/14
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Senator Markey on Do Not Track Kids Act Posted on 02/25/14