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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 Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

Lerman Senter PLLC on 1/24/2024

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

A COPPA First: Safe Harbor Program Removed From Approved List

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/24/2021

The FTC recently announced the removal of Aristotle International, Inc. from the list of seven approved safe harbor programs under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Programs that are approved by the FTC must place...more

FTC Takes Aristotle International Off the COPPA Safe Harbor List

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/11/2021

In an unusual but significant move, on August 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) removed Aristotle International from the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Safe Harbor List. ...more

Addressing Possible Limits of COPPA Safe Harbors

K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2020

On May 18, 2020, FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra issued a statement regarding concerns of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Safe Harbor programs. Sparked by the ouster of the mobile gaming player, Miniclip...more

COPPA’s “Safe Harbor” Grows with FTC’s Approval of iKeepSafe’s Self-Regulating Framework

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/11/2014

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it approved iKeepSafe’s Safe Harbor Program application, allowing the company’s self-regulating framework to serve as a safe harbor under the Children’s Online Privacy...more

In with the New: 2014 Privacy, Advertising and Digital Media Predictions

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/27/2014

Data privacy and security made the headlines practically daily in 2013. Our second annual Privacy and Data Protection 2013 Year in Review topped 65 pages! What privacy, advertising and digital media trends will make...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2013

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/18/2013

In This Issue: - European Commission Proposes Changes to the US-EU Safe Harbor: In our November Privacy & Cybersecurity Update,1 we reported that the European Commission was undertaking a review of the U.S.-EU...more

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