United States of America: Introduced Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act of 2023 (COPPA/S 1418), including data protection requirements to the Senate

On 3 May 2023, the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0/S 1418) was introduced in the Senate of the United States. The Act reintroduces the provisions outlined in a previous bill, the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (S 1628), which was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned in January 2023. The Act aims to enhance online privacy for children and teens by prohibiting personal data collection from 13 to 16-year-old users. The entities that adopted the Digital Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens and the Fair Information Practices Principles are exempt from the prohibition on data collection. Furthermore, the Act seeks to update data protection standards for entities providing services to minors. The Act would establish the right to data correction and deletion for parents and minors, requiring special cybersecurity and data collection transparency for connected tools addressed to children and minors. Finally, the Act would prohibit online platforms, mobile applications, and connected devices from collecting data to create a profile for targeted marketing or allow other parties to collect such information.