Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Markey. Let me just point out that this continues Senator Markey's decades-long work on protecting children in this sort of environment, work which I have been privileged to join for the last couple of years. Every parent should know that their child can go online without being tracked, targeted, or taken advantage of. Now every child, it seems, is using the internet for school, for connections, and just to look things up, but they shouldn't have to pay for that access with their personal information, particularly when the child doesn't understand the value of their personal information. They should not have their data collected, shared, or sold without their knowledge and consent and without the knowledge and consent of their parents. That is why the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA 2.0, matters. It updates the rules for today's digital world and places protections where they belong--around our children. This bill gives families the confidence that their child can learn and connect and explore online safely. Again, I thank Senator Markey for his collaboration on this.”