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HR 1781 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication

PROTECT Kids Act

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today or the PROTECT Kids Act

This bill addresses the online collection of personal information from children.

Specifically, the bill raises the age for parental consent protections for children online from under 13 to under 16, adds geolocation and biometric information to protected personal information, and extends all protections for children online to mobile applications.

The bill also requires the operator of a website, online service, or mobile application to delete a child's personal information upon the verified request of a parent, and it prohibits such operator from terminating service to a child whose parent has refused to permit further collection or use of that child's personal information.

Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission must study and report on the appropriateness of the existing actual knowledge standard (preventing an operator from collecting personal information without meeting certain requirements when it has actual knowledge that it is collecting such information from a child) and what effects changing such standard will have on children's online privacy.

What's happening now March 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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