By: Politico
Date: February 16, 2022
Two California lawmakers are proposing a web overhaul to protect California kids when they’re online, the most sweeping privacy measure since voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act in 2020.
The bipartisan proposal from Assembly members Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton) is modeled after a 2020 U.K. law requiring online products that children will likely use to adjust their design and operations to improve kids’ privacy and safety.
In an interview Wednesday, Wicks said she doesn’t want to deny her children the good experiences they can have online. But she said, it’s “long past due” to recognize “that we have an environment where kids are nudged to take part in risky behaviors, they’re exposed to predators, they’re exposed to harmful material, they’re encouraged into compulsive behavior.”