Tag: Children&#039;s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

FTC Files Brief in Jones v. Google in Support of Appeals Court Ruling that COPPA Does Not Preempt Plaintiffs’ State Privacy Claims

Date

May 22, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission filed a brief arguing that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) does not preempt state privacy laws that are consistent with COPPA. The brief was filed in...

Amicus Briefs

Jones v. Google

Date

May 22, 2023

Citation Number

No. 21-16281

Federal Court

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

In this amicus brief, the FTC argues that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) does not preempt state laws that are consistent with COPPA’s treatment of regulated activities. The...

Brief for Amicus Curiae Federal Trade Commission in Support of Neither Party (327.26 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Facebook, Inc.

Date

May 3, 2023

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Facebook, Inc. (188.24 KB)

FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data

Date

May 3, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission proposed changes to the agency’s 2020 privacy order with Facebook after alleging that the company has failed to fully comply with the order, misled parents about their...

Epic Games, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

March 14, 2023

FTC Matter/File Number

1923203

Case Status

Pending

Epic Games, Inc., U.S. v.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 7, 2023

FTC Matter/File Number

2223087

Case Status

Pending

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Epic Games, Inc.

Date

December 19, 2022

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

2223087

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Epic Games, Inc. (262.82 KB)

Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges

Date

December 19, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, Inc., creator of the popular video game Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over allegations the company...

Report

Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress on COPPA Staffing, Enforcement and Remedies

Date

August 24, 2022

Related Public Statement: Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson regarding Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress on COPPA Staffing, Enforcement and Remedies

Text of the Commission Report (284.42 KB)

FTC to Crack Down on Companies that Illegally Surveil Children Learning Online

Date

May 19, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will crack down on education technology companies if they illegally surveil children when they go online to learn. In a new policy statement...

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Date

May 19, 2022

Lina M. Khan, Chair

Matter Number

P155401

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (144.26 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro Martin Bedoya Regarding the Policy Statement on Education Technology and COPPA

Date

May 19, 2022

Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner

Matter Number

P155401

Text of the Statement by Commissioner Bedoya (155.17 KB)

FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for May 19 Open Commission Meeting

Date

May 12, 2022

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The open meeting will commence at 1pm ET and will...

FTC Takes Action Against Company Formerly Known as Weight Watchers for Illegally Collecting Kids’ Sensitive Health Data

Date

March 4, 2022

In a complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency alleged that WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, and a subsidiary called...

Advertising Platform OpenX Will Pay $2 Million for Collecting Personal Information from Children in Violation of Children’s Privacy Law

Date

December 15, 2021

California-based online advertising platform OpenX Technologies, Inc. will be required to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company collected personal information...

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (COPPA Rule)

Date

October 6, 2021

Aristotle Removed from List of FTC-Approved Children’s Privacy Self-Regulatory Programs

Date

August 4, 2021

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Aristotle International, Inc. (Aristotle) has been removed from the list of self-regulatory organizations that police for compliance with the...

Kuuhuub, Inc., et al., U.S. v. (Recolor Oy)

Kuuhuub Inc., Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy settled FTC allegations that they violated a children’s privacy law by collecting and disclosing personal information about children who used the app without notifying their parents and obtaining their consent.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 22, 2021

FTC Matter/File Number

182 3184

Case Status

Pending