After two years of working on it, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has implemented the revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule, giving parents greater control over the online collection of their children’s personal information.
FTC's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 expanded to regulate behavioral tracking, plus geolocation data, photos, videos and audio recordings made by kids under 13.
What if your company had a buffer between it and the Federal Trade Commission, just as it’s enacted tough new rules in the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)—someone who could pick up the phone and ask agency staff a question on your behalf, or provide you with warnings on non-compliance before a government investigator knocked on your door?
New FTC rules give parents greater control over collection of info about their children providing much needed online privacy protection for those under 13.
In new guidance on its online privacy rule for children, the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday pushed companies to voluntarily adopt protections for teens as well, continuing a crusade that attorneys fear will lead to enforcement actions under the agency's authority to police what it considers unfair or deceptive practices.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) relating to compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). That law was designed to protect children under 13 online by regulating how their personal information can be collected, used, and/or transferred.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced its long-awaited amendments to its rule implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The changes—which take effect on July 1, 2013–are significant and will alter the scope and obligations of the Rule in a number of ways.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), clarifying and updating the decade-old law protecting children’s information on line. The new “Rule” specifies how sites catering to children must handle personal information, and obtain parental consent when doing so.
Parents are finding it more difficult to keep their children's private personal data from being collected by mobile phone apps, according to a new report.
