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UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California | 89.3 KPCC

UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California | 89.3 KPCC:

UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California

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A teenager and his younger brother enjoy trading insults over an instant messaging system.
Update 3:01 p.m.: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill giving California teenagers an online "eraser button"
The governor signed a new law that requires websites, mobile apps, and online services aimed at minors and which collect their information to offer young web users an option to delete or remove the information they post.
Below is a statement from State Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) on the bill signing:
California has taken a major step today to protect our children with the Governor’s signing of SB 568, a measure that increases privacy protections for minors on the internet. Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg’s measure will allow children and adolescents under the age of 18 to remove their postings on internet and social media sites, and will prohibit the advertising of harmful products on websites specifically targeted to minors.
“This is a groundbreaking protection for our kids who often act impetuously with postings of ill-advised pictures or messages before they think through the consequences. They deserve the right to remove this material that could haunt them for years to come,” said Steinberg (D-Sacramento). “At the same time, this bill will help keep minors from being bombarded with advertisements for harmful products that are illegal for them to use, like