FTC Settles Charges that Company Failed to Tell Users — Parents — that...
On November 30, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with EchoMetrix, Inc. with respect to charges that the company failed to adequately disclose its privacy practices. EchoMetrix...
View ArticleFTC Enforcement Update: “Virtual Worlds” Operators Settle Children’s Privacy...
On May 12, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the operators of 20 online virtual worlds have agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges that they violated the Children’s Online Privacy...
View ArticleMobile Application Settles FTC Charges of COPPA Violations
If there really was any remaining debate over whether the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) applies in the mobile world, this should put it to rest. W3 Innovations, LLC, doing...
View ArticleFTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule
On September 15, 2011 the FTC issued proposed revisions to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”), which imposes requirements on web sites that are directed at and/or collect...
View ArticleLook Around…The FTC Is Really Busy
If you haven’t noticed, the FTC has had a monster year announcing or significantly moving forward various reviews of long-standing FTC interpretations, rules and guides. According to a report issued by...
View ArticleFTC: “The Kids App Ecosystem Needs To Wake Up…”
Today, the FTC released a report titled Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures Are Dis appointing. The FTC surveyed apps for children available in the Android Market and the Apple App store....
View ArticleFTC Seeks Comment on New Proposed Revisions to COPPA Rule
Co-Authored by Shannon Harell Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released aFederal Register notice (“Notice”) seeking public comments on additional proposed revisions to the Children’s...
View ArticleBieber Fever Gets a Dose of the FTC: Operator of Bieber Fan Site (Among...
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached a settlement with Artist Arena LLC (“Artist Arena”), a company that operates pop star fan websites targeting the Tween set. In the complaint...
View ArticleFTC Report: Mobile Apps For Kids Not Making The Grade (NOTE: Not Just A...
On December 10, 2012, the FTC released a follow-up to its February 2012 report on mobile apps for kids. The February 2012 report found that little or no information was available to parents about the...
View ArticleFTC’s Amended COPPA Rule Seeks to Keep Up with the Internet Revolution
The FTC announced that it had finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, which the FTC originally enacted in 2000. The original Rule was created with the goal...
View ArticleFTC UPDATED FAQs FOR AMENDED COPPA RULE: KEY POINTS
For operators of web sites, apps and other online services, change is definitely coming – and quickly. On April 25, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued updated Frequently Asked Questions...
View ArticleCOPPA AND RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE COPPA RULE: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
By Justine Young Gottshall And Damien Wint As we approach six months since the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part...
View ArticleKnowledge-Based Authentication Approved as Method to Verify Parental Consent...
On December 23, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a letter approving the use of knowledge-based authentication as a method of obtaining prior verifiable parental consent under its new...
View ArticleCARU IS WATCHING YOUR…APPS
The Children’s Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CARU) routinely monitors advertising to children. Through those monitoring efforts, CARU brings challenges against...
View ArticleNew California Regulation Regarding Minors Is Coming: Are You Ready? Part 1 –...
A new California statute, which originated as SB 568 and will be codified as § 22580 et seq. of the Cal. Bus. & Prof Code, takes effect January 1, 2015. Given the time it may take some sites,...
View ArticleNew California Regulation Regarding Minors Is Coming: Are You Ready? Part 2 –...
A new California statute, which originated as SB 568 and will be codified as § 22580 et seq. of the Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code, takes effect January 1, 2015. The law has two key provisions: one...
View ArticleNew COPPA Options for Verifiable Consent
Yesterday, the FTC gave its blessing to some new ways that covered organizations can obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The updated COPPA...
View ArticleALERT: Google’s Plan to Open Its Services to Children Could Changes Spur...
Recent reports indicate that Google is developing a program that would allow children under the age of 13 to obtain accounts on Google services such as Gmail and YouTube. The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleFTC Settles Advertising-Related COPPA Charges Against Two App Developers
This week, the FTC announced settlements with two developers of children’s apps that it claimed had failed to comply the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). While any COPPA enforcement...
View ArticlePrivacy and Ed-tech in 2016
There was a lot of legislative movement for the educational technology (ed-tech) industry in 2015 with states placing additional privacy regulations on the industry, and the effects of those new acts...
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