“Sen. Markey Leads Bipartisan Call To Launch Major Children’s Privacy Investigation” via Framingham Source

This article describes the efforts by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to begin a review of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The senators wrote a letter to the FTC urging it to use its authority found under 6(b) of the FTC Act to develop an understanding of industry practices related to collecting of information from children.

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“Federal Trade Commission oversight and the need for online consumer privacy legislation” via American Enterprise Institute

This article summarizes the Federal Trade Commission oversight hearing of November, 2018. Comprehensive privacy law is discussed, among other topics.