This bill strengthens privacy protections for children and teenagers (ages 12-16) by expanding what personal information companies must protect online, now including persistent identifiers, biometric data, geolocation information, and audio files collected through websites, apps, and mobile applications. The legislation restricts targeted advertising to minors, requires companies to delete personal information upon request, and grants both parents and teens new rights to access, review, and challenge data that companies collect about them. Large social media companies face stricter rules on data sharing with service providers, and all operators must maintain reasonable security practices and notify users if data is transferred to foreign countries deemed security risks. The bill also protects families from losing service simply because they request data deletion, and directs the Federal Trade Commission to study streamlined parental consent options across multiple services and publish annual enforcement reports to Congress detailing investigations and complaints related to the law.
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