[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
  S. 2640. A bill to require operators that provide online and similar 
services to educational agencies, institutions, or programs to protect 
the privacy and security of personally identifiable information, and 
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, later today the CEO of Facebook will come 
before the U.S. Senate to discuss Facebook's leak of the data of an 
estimated 87 million users.
  As someone who personally spent over a decade in the technology 
business and cloud computing, I know how important tech jobs are. I 
know how important internet connectivity is and how important social 
media is to our growing economy.
  But I am also the father of four children, and I know the importance 
of ensuring that as technology continues to rapidly evolve, our 
children's security and privacy must be protected. In fact, recently in 
Montana we had a breach of our children's data at Kalispell Middle 
School. That is why today I am reintroducing the SAFE KIDS Act.
  This bill prohibits websites and programs that are designed for 
students ranging from pre-K to the 12th grade from selling or 
disclosing our children's personal information. It takes the control of 
our students' data away from operators and places it back where it 
should be, in the hands of parents and the students themselves. This is 
a smart, timely, and important bill.
  Our children's information shouldn't be used and abused, and I 
encourage and ask my colleagues to join me in support of the SAFE KIDS 
Act.
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