Tag Archives: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998

Public Forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act Continue in Los Angeles – Rulemaking to Follow

By Alan L. Friel and Niloufar Massachi on January 28, 2019 Posted in CCPA

The public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), held by the California Attorney General (AG) and the Department of Justice, continued on Friday, Jan. 25, in Los Angeles, California. At the forum, speakers had a brief opportunity to provide their comments on the CCPA. Prior to opening up the floor to members of … Continue Reading

Toying With Children’s Data: Lessons From the FTC’s First Connected Toys Settlement Action

By Alan L. Friel and Carolina Alonso on January 17, 2018 Posted in Advertising, Children’s Privacy

Every year, especially around the holidays, more and more products that connect to the internet hit the market. For adults, connected home devices that act like personal domestic assistants have become increasingly popular. Children have been adding connected toys, some of which have the intelligence and programming to become a child’s best friend, to their … Continue Reading

Mobile Apps and Websites Face New COPPA Requirements Starting July 1

By Craig A. Hoffman on June 3, 2013 Posted in Children’s Privacy, Online Privacy

Authored by Benjamin D. Pergament In one month, on July 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission’s most recent amendments to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (“COPPA Rule”) will go into effect. These changes include a variety of requirements intended to keep up with advances in technology and how children interact with mobile apps … Continue Reading

FTC Proposes Updating COPPA Rules to Address Mobile Technologies and Current Digital Advertising Practices in Gathering and Using Information from Children Under 13

By Barry Cutler on August 6, 2012 Posted in Children’s Privacy, Online Privacy

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was passed by Congress at the end of the last century to add protections when an internet site sought to collect “personally identifiable information” (“PII”) from children under 13. The Congress directed the Federal Trade Commission to issue Rules to implement the Act, which it did. Now the … Continue Reading

Focus on Advertising to Children

By Craig A. Hoffman on July 1, 2011 Posted in Behavioral Advertising, Children’s Privacy, Online Privacy

The Interagency Voluntary Working Group on Food Marketed to Children released Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts to improve the nutritional profile of foods marketed to children in April 2011. Today, FTC Commissioner David Vladeck addressed 12 myths about the recommendations, including: (1) providing reassurance that the guidelines do not provide a … Continue Reading