CHILDHELP CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY ALERT
ICYMI: Legislation to Protect Children’s Online Privacy Introduced
On Thursday, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) with Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) introduced comprehensive children’s online privacy legislation.
The “Do Not Track Kids” Act updates the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) by expanding and enhancing rules for the collection, use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The legislation establishes new protections for personal information of children and teens, including extending protections to teens ages 13 to 15 by prohibiting Internet companies from collecting personal and location information from teens without their consent.
The Do Not Track Kids Act also creates an “Eraser Button” so parents and children can eliminate publicly-available personal information content, when technologically feasible. One recent survey reported 92 percent of teens go online daily, including 24 percent who say they are online “almost constantly’ and 76 percent of teens use social media.
Encourage your member of Congress to support this critical legislation.
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ICYMI: The Do Not Track Kids Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill was intro’d in Congress by Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Mark Kirk, Sen. Richard Blumenthal Rep. Joe Barton & Rep. Bobby Rush. Glad to see leaders on both sides of the aisle come together on the important issue of children’s privacy online.
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Thank you @SenMarkey @RepJoeBarton @SenatorKirk @RepBobbyRush
@SenBlumenthal for introducing bipartisan #DoNotTrackKids bill.
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In our nation, an average of five children die each day as a result of abuse or neglect and that is five too many. A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds and nearly 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made annually. Childhelp’s programs work to combat these issues daily.
Together, we can end #FiveTooMany
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