News & Updates

FTC Releases FAQs for COPPA
  Friday, April 26th, 2013         COPPA, Integrity News, Online Privacy
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.

New COPPA Rule and Compliance Challenges
  Monday, April 8th, 2013         COPPA, Events, Online Privacy
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.

Learn the Truth About COPPA Today
  Monday, January 14th, 2013         COPPA, Events, Integrity News
On July 1, 2013, sweeping new regulations for marketing to children take effect. In updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, the Federal Trade Commission has extended its reach to new businesses and new information.

FTC Updates COPPA Stamp of Approval for Parental Consent Tools
  Thursday, December 20th, 2012         Age-verification, COPPA, Integrity News, Online Privacy
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.

Smartphone Apps Can Compromise Kids’ Data, FTC Says
  Tuesday, December 11th, 2012         COPPA, Online Privacy
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.

FTC Approves Integrity Children’s Privacy Compliance Program
  Wednesday, February 29th, 2012         Age Verification, COPPA, Integrity News, Online Gambling, Online Privacy, Social Media, Technology News
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved The Integrity Children’s Privacy Compliance Program, designed by Aristotle International, as a “safe harbor” program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) on Friday.

FTC Votes 4-0 to Approve Integrity Children’s Privacy Compliance Program as “Safe Harbor”
  Wednesday, February 29th, 2012         Age Verification, COPPA, Integrity News, Online Privacy, Technology News
The FTC announced Friday that commissioners voted unanimously to approve The Integrity Children’s Privacy Compliance Program, designed by Aristotle International, as a “safe harbor” program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Protecting Children Online
  Monday, November 28th, 2011         Age Verification, COPPA
Whether it is identity theft, online tracking, or profiling, the Internet can be an open door to a child’s personal information. A Wall Street Journal investigation into online privacy last year found that popular children’s websites install more tracking technologies on personal computers than do the top websites aimed at adults.

Regulators Say Social Network Violated Child Privacy Law
  Thursday, November 10th, 2011         COPPA, Integrity News, Social Media, Technology News
Skid-e-Kids describes itself as a Facebook for children ages 7 to 14. It allows them to watch “age-appropriate” movies and socialize with their friends, and it stipulates that “parents are in charge.”

The Problem with Parents Helping Kids Lie to Get on Facebook
  Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011         Age Verification, COPPA, Integrity News, Online Privacy, Social Media
A new study from Harvard, New York University and Berkeley researchers finds that "many parents knowingly allow their children to lie about their age--in fact, often help them to do so--in order to gain access to age-restricted sites in violation of those sites' terms of service."

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