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The bill reforms the “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)” including requiting opt-in consent for Americans under the age of 18. The proposal also creates a new group of “young consumers” between the ages of 13-17 to let families “control who collects their personal information and what companies can do with it.”

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., introduced the “Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act (Kids PRIVCY Act)” this week. The bill reforms the “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)” including requiting opt-in consent for Americans under the age of 18.