New COPPA Requirements for Mobile Apps and Websites Now in Effect

Authored by: Benjamin Pergament

On June 3, 2013, BakerHostetler’s IP Intelligence: Insight on Intellectual Property blog wrote about the new COPPA requirements coming into effect starting July 1, including a variety of requirements intended to keep up with advances in technology and how children interact with mobile apps and websites. These have now come into effect, and I’ve provided a more expanded discussion of these issues here in Bloomberg BNA Social Media & Policy Report.