Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
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FTC Releases Long-Awaited COPPA Amendments
At a press conference hosted by Sen. Rockefeller, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced the...
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FTC to Announce Updated COPPA Rule at Senate Press Conference Tomorrow
On Wednesday, 12/19/12, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will announce the FTC’s final amendments to the...
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Congressional Hearing Focused on Data Broker Collection of Sensitive Data, Including Data from Children
On 12/13, Reps. Ed Markey and Joe Barton held a bipartisan congressional briefing in which...
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Lawsuit Against Google for Scanning Minors’ Emails without Consent
On 11/15/12, a class action complaint was filed on behalf of a 16-year old child...
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Music Star Website Operator Faced with $1 Million FTC COPPA Settlement
Artist Arena, the operator of fan websites for celebrities Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, and...
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FTC Releases Business Guide for Mobile Apps
Underscoring their view that long-standing FTC guidance for fair and transparent consumer privacy practices applies...
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Children’s Advocates File Request to Supplement FTC COPPA Proceeding; FTC Extends COPPA Comment Deadline
On 8/22, the Center for Digital Democracy (“CDD”) and a group of children’s advocate groups...
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COPPA, Round Two: FTC Targets Ad Networks, Plug-Ins and Family Sites
Last Wednesday (August 1st), the FTC released a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding...
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FTC Releases Additional Proposed Changes to COPPA Rule
The FTC published a Notice seeking comments on additional proposed changes to the existing Children’s...
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FTC Calls Privacy Disclosures in Kids’ Mobile Apps “Disappointing”
This morning, the FTC released a Staff Report titled, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures...
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