Vermont
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Advocates push for governor to sign data privacy bill
Demonstrators gathered at Burlington City Hall Monday to urge Governor Phil Scott to sign the Vermont Kids Code into law. H. 121 includes new rules for social media companies aimed at protecting kids online by taking aim at algorithms that keep them glued to their screens for hours.
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Advocates push for Scott’s signature on data privacy bill taking on Big Tech
Parents, advocates and lobbyists are ramping up pressure on Republican Gov. Phil Scott to sign legislation that would change the rules of the road for Big Tech in Vermont.
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Big Tech Tried to Kill My State’s Privacy Bill. Here’s What I Learned.
There is a war being fought over your family’s personal data. But it’s not a fight that most people see or are even aware of. That’s because it’s taking place behind closed doors in state houses across the country.
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VT Parents Urge Gov. Scott to Support Online Product Safety Protections for Youth by Signing H.121 into Law
Dozens of Vermont parents and families have sent a letter urging Governor Phil Scott to protect kids’ data, privacy, and safety online by enacting Vermont Kids Code, provisions that would ensure children and teens have basic privacy and safety protections, which unanimously passed both legislative chambers earlier this month as a key component of data privacy bill H.121.
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Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale: It’s time for the Vermont Kids Code
As a Vermont senator and the mother of a toddler with a new baby on the way, I feel a deep personal responsibility to make sure the digital world our children grow up in is as safe and nurturing for them as the physical one.