Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (13 Mar 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850)
What this bill does
S. 783, the Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019, would amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) to let individuals delete personal information that websites or online services collected about them when they were children under 13. It directs the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations, within one year of enactment, requiring covered operators to post clear notice of how to request deletion, promptly delete the information upon request, and provide written confirmation once deletion occurs. Operators could keep limited information only as needed to respond to legal process or assist law enforcement or public-safety investigations, and only for as long as necessary for that purpose.
The bill would affect operators of websites and online services directed at children, or that knowingly collect children's data, by imposing new deletion obligations and making failure to comply an unlawful practice under COPPA. It would primarily benefit individuals over 13 (or their guardians, with the individual's consent) who want personal data gathered during their childhood removed. The bill also updates COPPA's enforcement provisions, including safe-harbor programs and state enforcement authority, to cover this new deletion requirement.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 13, 2019, by Senator Richard Durbin along with several cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 116th Congress.
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Official summary
Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019
This bill requires the operator of any website or online service directed to children to
• provide notice on the website about how an individual over age 13, or the guardian of an individual over age 13, can request the deletion of all personal information in the operator's possession collected when the individual was a child;
• promptly delete, upon request, all such personal information; and
• provide written confirmation of such deletion.
The bill allows a limited exception to the deletion requirement if the personal information collected from or about a child is necessary to respond to judicial process or to provide information to law enforcement agencies.
Timeline
13 Mar 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850)
Common questions
- What does S. 783 do?
- S. 783, the Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019, would amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) to let individuals delete personal information that websites or online services collected about them when they were children under 13. It directs the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations, within one year of enactment, requiring covered operators to post clear notice of how to request deletion, promptly delete the information upon request, and provide written confirmation once deletion occurs. Operators could keep limited information only as needed to respond to legal process or assist law enforcement or public-safety investigations, and only for as long as necessary for that purpose. The bill would affect operators of websites and online services directed at children, or that knowingly collect children's data, by imposing new deletion obligations and making failure to comply an unlawful practice under COPPA. It would primarily benefit individuals over 13 (or their guardians, with the individual's consent) who want personal data gathered during their childhood removed. The bill also updates COPPA's enforcement provisions, including safe-harbor programs and state enforcement authority, to cover this new deletion requirement. The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 13, 2019, by Senator Richard Durbin along with several cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 116th Congress.
- Has S. 783 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 783. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 783?
- S. 783 was sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 783?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850) (13 Mar 2019).
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