The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): What Parents Should Know
Congress and the FTC have taken special steps to assure that children under 13 years of age don’t share their personal information on the Internet without the express approval of their parents. Congress passed the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in 1998 and the FTC wrote a rule implementing the law, which was revised in 2012. The FTC has taken law enforcement actions against companies that failed to comply with the provisions of the law.
- Epic Games, In the Matter of ( )
- Edmodo, LLC, U.S. v. ( )
- Amazon.com (Alexa), U.S. v. ( )
- Microsoft Corporation, U.S. v. ( )
- Epic Games, Inc., U.S. v. ( )
- Kuuhuub, Inc., et al., U.S. v. (Recolor Oy) ( )
- Miniclip, In the Matter of ( )
- HyperBeard, Inc. ( )
- Google LLC and YouTube, LLC ( )
- Unixiz, Inc. doing business as i-Dressup.com ( )
- Musical.ly, Inc. ( )
- Prime Sites, Inc. (Explore Talent) ( )
- VTech Electronics Limited ( )
- InMobi Pte Ltd. ( )
- LAI Systems, LLC ( )
- Retro Dreamer ( )
- Yelp Inc. ( )
- TinyCo, Inc. ( )
- Path, Inc. ( )
- Artist Arena LLC, United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission) ( )
- FTC Extends Deadline for Commission Decision on ESRB Application for New Consent Mechanism Under COPPA ( )
- FTC Seeks Comment on New Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA ( )
- FTC Provides Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee at Oversight Hearing ( )
- FTC Will Require Microsoft to Pay $20 million over Charges it Illegally Collected Personal Information from Children without Their Parents’ Consent ( )
- FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy Law by Keeping Kids’ Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents’ Deletion Requests ( )
- FTC Files Brief in Jones v. Google in Support of Appeals Court Ruling that COPPA Does Not Preempt Plaintiffs’ State Privacy Claims ( )
- FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data ( )
- Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges ( )
- FTC to Crack Down on Companies that Illegally Surveil Children Learning Online ( )
- FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for May 19 Open Commission Meeting ( )
- FTC Takes Action Against Company Formerly Known as Weight Watchers for Illegally Collecting Kids’ Sensitive Health Data ( )
- Advertising Platform OpenX Will Pay $2 Million for Collecting Personal Information from Children in Violation of Children’s Privacy Law ( )
- Aristotle Removed from List of FTC-Approved Children’s Privacy Self-Regulatory Programs ( )
- Online Coloring Book App Recolor Settles FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Personal Information ( )
- FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Digital Game Maker ( )
- Developer of Apps Popular with Children Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Data without Parental Consent ( )
- Swiss Digital Game Developer Settles FTC Allegations that it Falsely Claimed it was a Member of COPPA Safe Harbor Program ( )
- FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Stalking Apps Developer ( )
- FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on COPPA Rule until December 11 ( )
- FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps ( )
- Green lights, red flags, blue lobster: FTC Rules of the Road for Business heads to Cleveland (October 19, 2020)
- Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC Rules of the Road for Business rocks on in Cleveland(September 21, 2020)
- Where in the world? Warning letters address geolocation and COPPA coverage(April 27, 2018)
- The Future of the COPPA Rule: An FTC WorkshopOctober 7, 2019
- Protecting Kids' Privacy Online: Reviewing the COPPA RuleJune 2, 2010
- Interpretation of Rules and Guides for Electronic MediaMay 14, 1999
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Facebook, Inc. ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Epic Games, Inc. ( )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro Martin Bedoya Regarding the Policy Statement on Education Technology and COPPA ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding HyperBeard, Inc. ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding Miniclip and the COPPA Safe Harbors ( )
- Opening Remarks by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson at FTC Workshop: The Future of the COPPA Rule ( )
- Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips at FTC Workshop: The Future of the COPPA Rule ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the Matter of Google LLC and YouTube, LLC ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding YouTube ( )
- Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joe Simons at FTC YouTube Settlement Press Conference ( )
- Statement of Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Christine Wilson Regarding YouTube ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding YouTube ( )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Rohit Chopra at Common Sense Media Truth About Tech Conference ( )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Rohit Chopra at ABA on Tech Platforms, Content Creators, and Immunity ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Chopra and Commissioner Slaughter In the Matter of Musical.ly Inc. (now known as TikTok) ( )
- Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule to the Collection and Use of Voice Recordings ( )
- Keynote Remarks of Commissioner Terrell McSweeny at ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - 2010 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule Review ( )
- Jones v. Google ( )
