COPPA Expansion Would Impact All Internet Users

Legislative proposals to expand the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act are highly misguided, explain Berin Szoka and Adam Thierer in “COPPA 2.0: The New Battle Over Privacy, Age Verification, Online Safety & Free Speech,” released today by The Progress & Freedom Foundation. Expanding age verification mandates would require all users to surrender privacy and speech rights while doing little to improve the online safety of minors.

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Paper – COPPA 2.0: The New Battle over Privacy, Age Verification, Online Safety & Free Speech (pdf)

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