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The Federal Trade Commission is providing additional guidance on how the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule applies to the collection of audio voice recordings by organizations covered by the law, which requires certain operators of commercial websites or online services to obtain parental...
Press Release: FTC Concludes Review of AgeCheq’s Second Proposed COPPA Verifiable Parental Consent Method
Following a public comment period and review of AgeCheq, Inc.’s second proposed Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule verifiable parental consent method, the Federal Trade Commission has denied the company’s application. In its application, AgeCheq proposed a device-signed parental...
Press Release: FTC Concludes Review of AgeCheq’s Initial Proposed COPPA Verifiable Parental Consent Method
Following a public comment period and review of AgeCheq, Inc.’s initial proposed Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule verifiable parental consent method, the Federal Trade Commission has denied the company’s application. In its application, AgeCheq proposed a real-time common consent...
Press Release: FTC Approves kidSAFE Safe Harbor Program
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved the kidSAFE Seal Program as a safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the agency’s COPPA Rule. The Commission’s COPPA Rule requires operators of online sites and services directed...
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a new method for companies to get parents’ consent for their children to access online services covered by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. Based on an application submitted by Imperium, Inc., the Commission has approved the use of...
The Federal Trade Commission’s revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule took effect today, giving parents greater control over the online collection of their children’s personal information. The revised COPPA rule culminates more than two years of review by the agency to modernize the...
Press Release: FTC Votes Unanimously to Retain July 1 Date for Implementation of the Updated Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to retain the July 1, 2013 date for implementation of the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. In a letter to industry organizations that had requested that the Commission reconsider the July 1 date, the Commission noted that...
Keeping Up With Kids’ Apps graphic – click the image to view full-size. The graphic is also available in a Spanish version . For parents, the growing universe of mobile applications targeted at kids can be overwhelming. Knowing which app is the right fit for your family poses a major challenge to...
Press Release: FTC's Second Kids' App Report Finds Little Progress in Addressing Privacy Concerns Surrounding Mobile Applications for Children
The Federal Trade Commission issued a new staff report, “ Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade ,” examining the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores. The report details the results of the FTC’s second survey...
Press Release: FTC Seeks Comments on Additional Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule. In updating the Rule to keep current with technology advances, in September 2011, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed...
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Aristotle International, Inc. has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA's "safe harbor" provision is designed to provide flexibility and promote efficiency in...
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule , which gives parents control over what personal information websites may collect from children under 13. The FTC proposes these amendments to ensure that the Rule...
Press Release: FTC Seeks Public Comment on Aristotle's Proposed Safe Harbor Program Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed safe harbor program that Aristotle International, Inc. has submitted for Commission approval under the agency’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The Rule includes a “safe harbor” provision designed to encourage increased...
Press Release: FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report, Offers Framework for Consumers, Businesses, and Policymakers
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief privacy policy and enforcement agency for 40 years, issued a preliminary staff report today that proposes a framework to balance the privacy interests of consumers with innovation that relies on consumer information to develop beneficial new products...
Press Release: FTC Seeks Comment on Children's Online Privacy Protections; Questions Whether Changes to Technology Warrant Changes to Agency Rule
In light of rapidly evolving technology and changes in the way children use and access the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the costs and benefits of an FTC rule designed to protect children online. The FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule...
Press Release: PRIVO, Inc. Earns Safe Harbor Status
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Privo, Inc. has been approved as a “safe harbor” program under the terms of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA’s ‘safe harbor’ provision is designed to encourage increased industry self-regulation. Under this provision,...
Press Release: FTC Announces Settlements with Web Sites That Collected Children's Personal Data Without Parental Permission
Marking the first anniversary of the effective date of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with three Web operators for violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule). The FTC charged Monarch Services, Inc. and...
