Significant compliance obligations with children’s privacy rules! Written by Julia Siripurapu, CIPP/US Last December, the FTC gave to us the long awaited (or maybe not so much by covered entities!) final amendments to the 14-year old Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (the “COPPA Rule,” and as amended, the “Amended COPPA Rule”). Published in… Continue Reading
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Amended COPPA Rule Compliance Deadline Approaching
Posted in Children, Data Compliance & Security, Federal Trade Commission, Mobile Privacy, Privacy RegulationTime flies when it comes to compliance deadlines As we have blogged here, the Amended COPPA Rule compliance deadline is approaching. And if you haven’t addressed your compliance issues by Monday, you will be late. Effective July 1, 2013, regulations issued in the December 2012 amendment to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)… Continue Reading
The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors
Posted in Children, Legislation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Jake Romero Do you ever find yourself worrying that, given the types of things minors deem appropriate to post on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, our country won’t be able to produce an electable candidate for president in 40 years? If so, you’ll be glad to know that the California… Continue Reading
July 1 COPPA Compliance Deadline is Approaching
Posted in Children, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy RegulationWritten by Julia Siripurapu Today, the FTC sent more than ninety (90) “educational” letters to domestic and foreign businesses whose Web sites and online services (including mobile apps) appear to collect personal information from children that are 12 years old and under, in an attempt to help the businesses come into compliance with the amendments… Continue Reading
FTC on COPPA: No Delay
Posted in Children, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy RegulationThis afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously rejected requests from industry organizations to delay the July 1 date for compliance with the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In its response letter, the Commission noted that the updated rule has been in the works for three years and the July… Continue Reading
War of Words Regarding Implementation of Amendments to COPPA – UPDATE
Posted in Children, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy RegulationUPDATE — The Federal Trade Commission has published its promised COPPA FAQs here. Volley #1 – Trade Associations to FTC: Please Delay! The long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) have been the subject of much discussion and debate. Last week, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez received letters… Continue Reading
