Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill Banning Targeted Ads To Teens
Bipartisan lawmakers on Tuesday again introduced a bill that would further restrict companies' ability to collect and harness data from users under the age of 17. The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, introduced by Senators Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), would expand the current children's privacy law by prohibiting website and app operators from knowingly collecting personal data from users between the ages of 13 and 15 without their consent. Currently, federal law prohibits online companies from knowingly collecting personal data from users under 13 without their parents' consent.