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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 -

Federal Legislation Seeks To Change Online Child Safety Reporting Obligations and Impose Content Safety Obligations

Perkins Coie on 10/26/2023

A significant number of federal legislative proposals that focus on online child safety have been introduced. If enacted, they would modify online providers’ obligations to remove and report child sexual exploitation (CSE)...more

Outside the Playground: California’s Child Privacy Act Sets Rules for Child’s Play

DarrowEverett LLP on 3/6/2023

In his State of the Union address on February 7, 2023, President Biden affirmed his position on consumer data privacy protections and specifically his focus on strengthening protections for children. With several state data...more

AD-ttorneys@law - September 2022

BakerHostetler on 9/2/2022

CSPI to FDA: Move to the Front! Watchdog barks at industry efforts to highlight nutrition facts - Gesundheit FOPNL. It’s sweeping the globe. What is it, you ask? A new government agency? An awful skin condition? A...more

Privacy Tip #322 – Monitor Apps Collecting Kids’ Data

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/11/2022

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

Smart Toys and How they May be Invading our Privacy

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/16/2021

While smart toys can certainly be useful educational tools for children, they also present some potential privacy risks and could invade what is traditionally a private space. Think about it—the thought of your child’s toy...more

Protecting Children’s Privacy in the Age of SmartToys

Benesch on 2/16/2021

Since 2015, the advent of smart and internet-connected toys has, according to some practitioners, transformed this age from that of the “Internet of Things” to the “Internet of Toys.” The potential unlawful surveillance and...more

FTC Declutters COPPA FAQs

Hudson Cook, LLP on 9/1/2020

On July 22, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued revised FAQs regarding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the FTC Rule issued thereunder (together "COPPA"). The COPPA FAQs provide practical...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.21.2020 | Top Story: Morgan Stanley Pays $13 Billion to Acquire E-Trade

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/21/2020

Morgan Stanley shook the financial world yesterday with the announcement that it’s planning to drop $13 billion on a deal to purchase online discount brokerage E-Trade—the “biggest takeover by a major American lender since...more

U.S. Regulation of Loot Boxes Heats Up with Announcement of New Legislation

Carlton Fields on 5/9/2019

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent shockwaves through the video game industry this week when he formally announced that he intends on introducing new legislation that would regulate the use of loot boxes and “pay-to-win”...more

Protecting the Privacy of Children Online – More Updates on COPPA

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/9/2018

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

Child’s Play: VTech Settles FTC Lawsuit Over Data Security in Connected Toys

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/5/2018

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

5 Takeaways from the FTC’s First COPPA Settlement Over Internet-Connected Toys

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/24/2018

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

Toying With Children’s Data: Lessons From the FTC’s First Connected Toys Settlement Action

BakerHostetler on 1/18/2018

Every year, especially around the holidays, more and more products that connect to the internet hit the market. For adults, connected home devices that act like personal domestic assistants have become increasingly popular....more

Protecting Kids' Information Under the COPPA Cabana

Lowndes on 11/3/2017

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

Hello, Dolly: What You Need to Know About Connected Smart Toys and Privacy

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/11/2017

As connected devices become ubiquitous, it comes as no surprise that interactive toys that connect to the internet are more popular than ever. At the same time, regulators have taken note of the privacy and security concerns...more

Advertising Law - July 2016 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/28/2016

Sen. Franken Hits Pause on Pokémon GO - After the Pokémon GO app was downloaded approximately 7.5 million times in the United States alone in its first week of release, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), the chairman of the...more

FTC Announces COPPA Settlements Based on Persistent Identifiers

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 2/25/2016

The COPPA Rule requires website and online service operators to give notice to parents and obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting children’s “personal information” online. 16 CFR §§ 312.4, 312.5. The...more

Children's Products: An Overview of Advertising Laws and Regulations

Stinson LLP on 1/29/2016

Like all businesses, manufacturers and retailers of children's products must comply with advertising laws and regulations. Advertising laws protect consumers by requiring advertisers to be truthful about their products....more

VTech in quagmire following data breach of 6.5 million kids’ information

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/11/2015

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

The YouTube Kids app is here! Now what?

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 2/26/2015

Google made good on the rumors and the company’s subsequent promise last December to create a family-friendly version of its popular YouTube service with its launch on Monday of the YouTube Kids app. Available on both the App...more

Products or Services That Cannot Be Sold To California Minors Cannot Be Advertised To Them Online, Either

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/8/2013

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law S.B. 568, the first bill of its kind in the nation. S.B. 568 enacts two new statutes under the title “Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World.” The...more

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