Enhanced Online Privacy Protection for Children and Teenagers
This new law expands personal data protection for children and teenagers online, introducing stricter rules for digital companies. Citizens will gain greater control over their children's information, including the right to access, correct, and delete it. Companies will need to obtain explicit consent for data processing and ensure its security.
Key points
Extending online privacy protection to teenagers (13-17 years old), not just children under 13.
Requirement for explicit consent to collect and use data from children and teenagers, without the ability to deny service for not consenting to unnecessary data.
Prohibition of targeted advertising and profiling of children and teenagers based on their personal data.
Introduction of the right for parents or teenagers themselves to access, correct, and delete personal data of children and teenagers.
Companies must conduct privacy and security risk assessments and publicly disclose their data practices.
Establishment of a new Youth Privacy and Marketing Division within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Parents can sue companies for violating children's and teenagers' privacy protection rules.
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