Search Results: keywords:"children's online privacy protection act"

  • H. R. 7890 — To amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:7,459

    H.R. 7890 seeks to revise the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to enhance the security and privacy of personal information collected from children and teens online. The bill proposes new definitions and rules, such as expanding the definition of "personal...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7890 is like a rulebook for the internet to help keep kids and teens safer by making sure their information stays private and secure when they go online. It tells companies how to collect and use information from young people and checks to make sure they are following the rules.

  • S. 2073 — Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act
    Status:Engrossed Amendment Senate
    Words:21,429

    The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act aims to increase the safety and privacy of minors on the internet by imposing stricter regulations on online platforms and services used by children and teens. It requires platforms to include features allowing minors and parents to control privacy...

    Simple Explanation

    The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act is a rule that wants to make the internet safer for kids by making websites be more careful about what kids see and how they use their information. It also lets parents help control what their children do online.

  • H. R. 7534 — To amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve protections for children, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:932

    H.R. 7534 proposes amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to enhance privacy protections for children online. It raises the age definition of a child from 13 to 16 and requires websites to verify the age of users to ensure they are not children....

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7534 is a bill that wants to keep kids safe online by changing the rules so websites must check if users are older than 16, and if they don’t follow the rules, they have to pay money that will help teach kids how to be safe online.