Author name: Jessica Arciniega, Morgan Sexton, and Amelia Vance

7/25/24 Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act Redline

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Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act Redline On Tuesday (7/23/24) Senate Majority Leader Schumer introduced an amendment to add two major student and child privacy bills–the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)–to the Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024. This created a new bill–the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act–which passed a cloture vote today (7/25/24). The Senate is expected to vote on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act next week. Below is our redline tracking substantive changes to KOSA and COPPA 2.0 in the Kids Online Safety and […]

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American Privacy Rights Act Redline

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American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) Redline Redline based on Punchbowl-circulated version received by PIPC on 6/20/2024. Changes from this draft are in blue (note different color codes in the COPPA 2.0 section). Small changes that do not have an impact (likely or substantive) on the bill may not be included as blue below, but we erred on the side of caution and colored most changes. Black text below struck through is from cuts to the version circulated May 22, 2024 linked here from the version circulated on April 7, 2024 linked here. Want more colors to see which changes were made when to

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Comparing Provisions in KOSMA and KOSA

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Comparing Provisions in KOSMA and KOSA The Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA) and the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are progressing through Congress, both with the shared objective of protecting children online. KOSA attempts to achieve this goal with broad requirements that are aimed at making the platforms minors use safer. KOSMA, on the other hand, aims to protect children from social media in two main ways: Prohibiting minors under age 13 from creating or maintaining social media accounts Prohibiting social media companies from targeted content to to minors using algorithms Requiring schools to block and filter social media

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K-12 Privacy Policy Guide: How to Quickly Spot Red Flags

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The K-12 Privacy Policy Guide How to Quickly Spot Red Flags April 2024 Jessica Arciniega, Morgan Sexton, and Amelia Vance       CC BY-NC 4.0 Download the PDF Introduction Using technology in classrooms can transform the learning experience and provide immense benefits for both students and educators. But before it’s used, it is imperative to ensure that our students’ information and privacy are protected. One of the main steps to doing that is reviewing an app’s privacy policy before requesting approval to use it with your students. We understand that deciphering a privacy policy can be a hard task–privacy

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