The holidays are upon us, including “cyber week” filled with deals for shopping for the holidays. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) is warning shoppers about smart toys this holiday season. In its article,...more
There is a federal law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), that requires app developers to obtain parental consent before collecting information from children under the age of 13. The law has been on the...more
Last week, two Senators, Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding apps designed for children and whether they are in...more
On January 8, 2018, the FTC announced that VTech, maker of electronic toys for children, agreed to settle charges that it violated the law by collecting personal information without parental consent....more
The Federal Trade Commission on Jan. 8 announced its first settlement of alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act arising from internet-connected toys. The FTC complaint against VTech followed the...more
In August 2017, Disney and three of its software developer vendors were sued in a class action in California in which it was alleged that Disney collected children’s information in violation of the Children's Online Privacy...more
If the Hello Barbie complaints weren’t enough, now it has been announced that researchers determined that the kids’ toys, the Fisher-Price Smart Toy Bear and the hereO GPS watch, had some serious security vulnerabilities. ...more
We previously reported that VTech suffered a data breach exposing millions of children’s and their parents’ personal information. The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit in the UK has announced that it has arrested a 21...more
In a third update to the data breach of 6.5 million kids’ information and 5 million parents’ information, VTech Holdings Ltd. (VTech) is facing backlash from plaintiffs’ attorneys and regulators....more
VTech, an electronic toy maker, disclosed on November 30, 2015 that it experienced a cyber-attack on its Learning Lodge app store portal on November 14, 2015, that accessed and stole the personal information of 5 million...more