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Lawmakers Plan To Introduce App Age Verification Bill

Lawmakers Plan To Introduce App Age Verification Bill

(Washington, DC) — Republican lawmakers are set to introduce the App Store Accountability Act, requiring app stores to verify the ages of all users. The bill, led by Senator Mike Lee and Congressman John James, aims to enhance online safety for kids and mirrors a law recently signed in Utah. […]

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This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah Lawmakers Pushing Bill That Would Regulate App Store Purchases For Kids

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are pushing a bill that would further regulate app store purchases for kids. A measure that would require app stores to verify the age of their customers passed the state Senate Monday. If it becomes law, both Google and Apple’s app stores would […]

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