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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

CARU Settles With KidGeni AI Platform Over Alleged Privacy Violations

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/19/2024

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit recently settled with KidGeni – a generative art platform intended for children- for allegedly violating both CARU’s guidelines and COPPA. According to CARU, which is a self-regulatory...more

Empire State of Minding the Minors: New York Laws Aim To Ensure Children’s Privacy and Online Safety

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/27/2024

On June 7, 2024, the New York Legislature passed two bills to protect children online. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, S7694A, prohibits social media platforms from providing defined "addictive...more

Heightened Privacy Protections for Children in Virginia

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/3/2024

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

Enhanced Child and Teen Privacy Laws Should Put Businesses on Alert

Venable LLP on 5/24/2024

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

Looking Down the Road: Data Privacy Priorities in 2024

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/16/2024

2023 brought a surge of data privacy developments, with a large expansion of state comprehensive privacy laws, litigation of new claims based on older laws (e.g. wiretapping and VPPA cases), increased scrutiny on data...more

FTC Seeks to Send a Message about COPPA and Schools

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 6/21/2023

In late May, the Federal Trade Commission sought an injunction in the Northern District of California against Edmodo, which has historically offered school districts a virtual classroom platform with tools for assignments,...more

FTC Updates COPPA FAQs Again – Revisions to Part H Gives App Developers and Parents Welcomed Clarification on Parental Consent

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/24/2014

Continuing our Blog’s updates on the Federal Trade Commission’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, we highlight that the FTC revised three portions of “Part...more

First-Shot Misfire for Application Seeking Streamlined FTC Approval of New COPPA Parental Consent Mechanism

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/14/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted thumbs down in its first ruling under the new streamlined process adopted in its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule review for additional methods of securing...more

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