Maryland Kids Code

Maryland's legislature is considering a bill, the Maryland Kids Code, that would prohibit companies from spying on minors and using their data for targeted ads or online manipulation. It mandates privacy by design and default for online products and services accessed by children and teens under 18. If passed, companies would be prohibited from profiling children for personalized ads and would be required to enable the highest privacy settings by default. The bill also defines and prohibits the use of dark patterns and other unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices.