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Ed Markey: the Child Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 is still the communications constitution for safeguarding children…

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
the Child Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 is still the communications constitution for safeguarding children online, and that's a law I was able to get passed back in 1998.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of child privacy legislation.

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