Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on information collected on children.
The measure, known as the Maryland Kids Code, seeks to limit data that could be collected from children online and protect them from being flooded with harmful material they were not trying to find.
"Look, the bottom line is Big Tech has been preying on and victimizing our children for way, way too long," said state Sen. Ben Kramer, a Democrat in the suburbs of the nation's capital.
Big Tech companies sought to assure lawmakers that the industry could take care of problem without interference from the government, Kramer noted. "But the fact of the matter is, leaving the fox to guard the chicken coop has left Big Tech fat and greedy, because they have prioritized cash over our kids More