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The SCOPE Act in Focus—What You Should Know About Texas’s Partially-Blocked Youth Privacy Statute

As we’ve discussed previously, youth privacy continues to be an enforcement priority for many state attorneys general across the country, and Texas is no exception. In 2023, Texas passed the Securing Children Online Through...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC files amicus brief in defense of COPPA

On August 19, the FTC filed an amicus brief supporting a class of plaintiffs representing their minor children in a case alleging that an educational technology company unlawfully collected, used and sold the children’s data...more

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Children’s and Adolescents’ Personal Data: ANPD Seeks Public Comments

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The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) recently released a public consultation seeking answers from the public to questions the ANPD is making available until July 17, 2024. The answers will help the ANPD build its...more

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New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

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What Could New York’s Two Child Privacy Protection Bills Mean for Businesses?

On June 7, 2024, the New York state legislature passed two bills aimed at increasing the protection of children in an ever-changing digital world. Titled the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) and the Stop Addictive...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York Legislature Passes Two Kids Privacy Bills

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Keypoint: Assuming the bills become law and go into effect, operators of websites and online services that collect the personal data of minors and are subject to the bills will need to undertake several compliance activities....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Heightened Privacy Protections for Children in Virginia

On May 17, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 361/HB 707 amending the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA") to provide heightened protections to consumers under 18 years of age, not just those under...more

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Preparing for a Patchwork of AI Laws: Lessons from California and Colorado

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As states take pioneering steps towards AI legislation, businesses face new compliance landscapes affecting their operation and strategic planning. California and Colorado are leading with distinct yet influential legislative...more

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Enhanced Child and Teen Privacy Laws Should Put Businesses on Alert

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Developments in child and teen privacy legislation have continued at a rapid pace in 2024, with laws poised to impact ever more companies. Chief among these is the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),...more

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Maryland Passes Age-Appropriate Design Code

On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed HB 603, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC). The Maryland AADC builds on Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act, which was signed into law the same day and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Key Takeaways From the Spring 2024 Privacy+Security Forum: Misinformation and Youth Online Safety

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Paul Hastings attended the spring 2024 Privacy+Security Forum hosted by Professors Daniel Solove and Paul Schwartz, where privacy professionals from all over the world gathered in Washington, D.C. to learn about the latest...more

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FTC Denies an Application to Add a New Verifiable Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA Rule Without Prejudice

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On March 29, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) published a unanimous decision to deny an application by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, Yoti, and SuperAwesome (collectively, the “Applicants”) to add a...more

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43 AGs Urge FTC to Update Child Online Privacy Rules

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On March 7, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general sent to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) a letter urging the FTC to update the regulations (“COPPA Rules”) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy...more

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FTC Proposes Stricter Children’s Privacy Rules in First COPPA Update since 2013

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed revisions to its rules administering the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The updates both expand the universe of businesses subject...more

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FTC Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

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The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The COPPA Rule requires websites...more

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FTC Proposes Significant Amendments to the COPPA Rule

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams review how the Federal Trade Commission’s proposal to amend the COPPA Rule would to create significant operational changes for website operators....more

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Complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule; FTC’s Proposed Updates

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) seeking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which would place new restrictions on...more

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FTC Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) recommending amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule or Rule). The FTC...more

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FTC Proposes Changes to COPPA Rule: What Businesses Need to Know

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). The COPPA Rule applies to operators of websites and online services...more

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FTC Proposes Significant Changes to COPPA Rule

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place significant new restrictions on companies that collect...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Coalition of States Sues Meta for Alleged Harms to Children and Teens, and Alleged COPPA Violations

On October 24, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of 33 states’ attorneys general filed suit against Meta Platforms, Inc., alleging in a lengthy complaint that Meta’s social media platform features are unsafe and designed to induce...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Kids’ Privacy and Safety Redux: Amended KOSA and COPPA 2.0 Advance By Voice Vote

Humor is a funny thing. Ubiquitous, yet specific to each person. Capable of traversing borders and cultures and languages, yet highly dependent on context. Anyone can be humorous, but at some point, everyone will try and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Seeks Comment on New Method to Obtain Parental Consent Under COPPA

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking comment on an application from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), Yoti and SuperAwesome for a new way to obtain parental consent under the Children’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

9th Circuit reiterates that COPPA does not preempt state privacy claims

On July 13, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entered an order amending an opinion filed on December 28, 2022 and denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a putative class action accusing a...more

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FTC Continues To Enforce Child Online Privacy Protections

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The Federal Trade Commission (”FTC”) continues to prove that failing to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) can be costly for technology firms. In the past month, the FTC, in conjunction with...more

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