TPA Letter: Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is the wrong way to protect kids

Today, Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) sent a letter to members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee ahead of their consequential markup of S. 1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), and S. 1418, the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Act (COPPA 2.0) tomorrow.

These two bills contain several issues, ranging from unconstitutional age verifications, ignorant consent requirements, heightened data collection, and a fundamental misunderstanding of targeted advertising. Protecting internet users of all ages begins and ends with data privacy and security. We hope members will take this into consideration and vote against advancing these bills.

TPA’s full letter can be found below and here.