Bill Would Update Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) introduced a bill that would update the decades-old law governing children’s privacy online, an effort bolstered by increased attention on the issue from lawmakers, regulators and kids’ advocates. The bill, the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act, would expand the existing law to include teenagers under 18 and make the rules apply to all sites that children and teens use.