Proposed legislation to give children and their parents more control of their online data is gaining popular support, the NationalJournal reports. The bill, proposed by Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA) to update the COPPA, has won an endorsement from television host Nick Cannon, who spoke at a Capitol Hill briefing, saying, "We wholeheartedly support the do-not-track legislation and hope Congress will pass it this session." The Markey-Barton bill seeks to prohibit the online tracking of children and teens to provide them with targeted ads unless they or their parents provide consent, the report states. Editor's Note: A recent report in The Privacy Advisor details efforts to update COPPA.
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