company broad- band facilities did provide some impetus for cable Multiple System Operators (MSOs) to upgrade their own broadband facilities. Broadband speeds are low and prices remain high compared to Asia and Europe. Legislation to Protect the Privacy of Minors Privacy is different from security. Security lapse refers to access by unauthorized peo- ple or organizations to personally identifiable information. The 2011 hacking attack that gained access to 70 million Sony game network subscribers is an example of a security lapse. Privacy, however, refers to control over personal information, the abil- ity to make decisions regarding how people want information accessed, and which information they want available. Privacy settings on social networks such as Facebook are an example of how users control what information is available. Currently, the only legislation in the United States that protects privacy is the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This law grants parents of chil- dren 12 years old and younger the ability to control what information web sites collect about them. It does not apply to adults or teenagers younger than 18. Furthermore, it makes no mention of privacy on mobile networks or online apps (applications). In 2011, Representatives Joe Burton and Edward Markey jointly filed legislation to update COPPA. The Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 updated COPPA in the follow- ing three ways. 1. It extends COPPA rules to sites accessed by mobile services and includes online apps. 2. It adds privacy safeguards to teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 by which teenagers can control what information web sites are allowed to col- lect about them. For example, if the legislation is passed, teenagers will be able to control whether geolocation services can track and keep information concerning their whereabouts. 3. It mandates that, where technically feasible, web sites accessed by mobile handsets, computers using wired broadband, and online apps have an eraser button. Teenagers could use the 