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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 -

FTC Finalizes Update to Children’s Privacy Rules Under COPPA

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/23/2025

The Federal Trade Commission's first update in over a decade to its rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) did not bring the dramatic updates that some privacy advocates had requested. Instead, the...more

State AGs and Other Stakeholders Weigh In On Proposed COPPA Rule Update

Alston & Bird on 3/15/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 270 comments to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) during the public comment period that...more

FTC Proposes Changes to COPPA Rule

Perkins Coie on 1/8/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave privacy lawyers a long-awaited Christmas gift on December 20, 2023: its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The NPRM...more

FTC Seeks to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Children Online

Jones Day on 12/28/2023

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to revise the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule to reduce the amount of information...more

Agencies highlight downpayment assistance, child privacy in regulatory agendas

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/11/2023

Recently, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released fall 2022 regulatory agendas for the FTC and HUD. With respect to an FTC review of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) that was commenced...more

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