Maryland State Delegates Question Inconsistencies Between COPPA, State Children's Privacy Bill

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers questioned potential inconsistencies between thenFTC's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule and HB-316, a state bill that would extendnthe rule's protections to Maryland children. The bill was introduced by Chairman Dereck Davis, a Democrat,nof the House of Delegates Committee on Economic Matters, which held a Wednesday hearing onnthe legislation. It and its companion bill in the state Senate, SB-374, are supported by Doug Gansler, thenstate's Attorney General, who testified that he suggested changes to the bill based on feedback from opponents.nThe bill would make COPPA violations illegal under state law and would require that “advertisingnon the Internet targeted to children under the age of 13 be clearly labeled as advertising," Davis said.