The bills failed to make headway in a previous Congress.
Charter has selected Nokia for its 5G rollout.
The $200 billion industry specifically targets children and other vulnerable populations, experts said.
Bills ranged from addressing intermediary liability to limiting personal data collection.
Existing digital privacy concerns are amplified in an environment designed to fully immerse users.
Epic's $275 million penalty for alleged COPPA violation is the largest to date, according to the agency.
Opposition to a reformed COPPA include the ability of the FTC to enact broad rule-making.
'We can’t keep overhauling the regulatory structure.'
The policy statement provides the guiding principles for which the FTC will review the collection and use of children's data online.
Senator Edward Markey has been a proponent of increasing the age group in child privacy laws for years.
New documents allegedly reveal Huawei is more involved with Chinese surveillance than previously known.
March 11, 2021 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., on Thursday called for an update to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...
February 16, 2021 – As the educational technology industry sees an explosion of interest as more kids are schooled at home, the Federal Trade Commission’s acting...
May 11, 2020 — A bipartisan group of senators on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into children’s data practices in the...
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2020 – Google’s decision to require all content creators for YouTube to designate whether their videos are intended for children is negatively impacting...
Locally-run internet service providers offer better broadband than their private sector counterparts, according to a recent study by PCMag. The data shows that six of America’s...
On Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai urging the agency to utilize public input to fix broadband...
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2019 — The “honeymoon phase” of tech is definitely over. As a result, federal privacy legislation is essential. So said two prominent members...
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2019 — Forcing websites and online platforms to be more transparent about the ways in which they collect and utilize consumer data is...
WASHINGTON, September 23, 2014 – In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission noted that some of its regulatory authority would be...
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014 – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (@MarkeyMemo) and Rep. Joe Barton (@RepJoeBarton) are hosting a Twitter Q&A on children’s online privacy. Using...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 – A Center for American Progress panel assembled Monday explored the challenges presented by emerging Internet technology privacy issues with respect to...
