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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 -

Maryland Passes Age-Appropriate Design Code

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/22/2024

On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed HB 603, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC). The Maryland AADC builds on Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act, which was signed into law the same day and...more

More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

Troutman Pepper on 2/7/2024

In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...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

Florida Digital Bill of Rights Signed Into Law

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/9/2023

The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 6, 2023, making Florida the tenth state to enact a consumer data privacy law along with California, Virginia, Colorado,...more

TikTok Time is Up: Montana Becomes the First U.S. State to Ban the App

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 5/22/2023

Only two months after a federal bill was introduced to ban TikTok nationwide, Montana has become the first U.S. state to officially ban TikTok from operating in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte signed S.B 419 into law on...more

FTC Seeks to Prohibit Meta's Monetization of Children's Data

Hinch Newman LLP on 5/5/2023

On May 3, 2023, the FTC announced that it is proposing a blanket prohibition preventing Facebook from monetizing youth data. The Commission alleges that the company violated the 2020 privacy order and now proposes new...more

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on 10/12/2022

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

The State AG Report – 3.10.2022

Cozen O'Connor on 3/16/2022

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Bipartisan AG Coalition Investigates...more

Privacy Perils: Children's Online Privacy Education (COPE)

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/10/2020

Especially with their children now homebound, bored and seeking virtual social contact, many parents are particularly concerned about educating their children – preschool through high school — of the risks inherent in social...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

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

Jones Day on 11/21/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

2016 Mobile Data Privacy and Security Update and 2015 Review

BakerHostetler on 4/5/2016

To say that mobile device usage has reached a tipping point would be an understatement. There are now more mobile devices than people in the world, a staggering 7.9 billion mobile devices for 7.4 billion people on Earth. In...more

Advertising Law - October 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/9/2015

Commercials Pulled After Endorser Admits 9/11 Lies - The revelation that an endorser lied about his whereabouts on September 11 led a national sports-themed restaurant chain to stop airing commercials where the actor...more

Social Media: 10 Fundamental Questions All Businesses Should Consider About Their Online Presence

K&L Gates LLP on 1/30/2015

Twenty years ago, the social media world we now live in was the stuff of science fiction. Today, social media is a critical business tool creating unprecedented opportunities for direct consumer interaction, brand awareness,...more

Socially Aware - Volume 5, Issue 7 - December 2014

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 12/17/2014

In This Issue: - What’s in a Like? - R.I.P.: The Facebook “Like” Gate - Facebook Dislikes Fake Likes - Privacy in the Cloud: A Legal Framework for Moving Personal Data to the Cloud - Click...more

Advertising Law - October 2014 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/20/2014

Hashtags and Ads: Top 10 Legal Considerations for Brands Involved in Digital and Social Media Advertising - Advertising, marketing and promotions, both via digital and traditional channels, are governed in the United...more

Top 10 Privacy Considerations for Digital Marketing Campaigns

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/10/2014

In today’s competitive marketplace, companies are relying heavily on innovative and edgy digital marketing campaigns to promote their products and services that often include the submission of usergenerated content, viral...more

FTC Updates To Online Privacy Acts, COPPA And VPPA

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/4/2013

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was enacted to place parents in control over what information is collected, used and disclosed from young children online. COPPA applies to operators of commercial...more

FTC Revamps COPPA Rule

Proskauer on Privacy on 2/4/2013

Two and a half years after initiating a review of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “Rule”), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on December 19, 2012 that the Rule will be amended to clarify...more

FTC Path Settlement - Text Copy of Chairman's Remarks

JD Supra Perspectives on 2/1/2013

Full text copy of Federal Trade Commission Jon Leibowitz’s remarks on the agency’s $800,000 settlement with social networking app Path for deceiving users by collecting personal information without authorization, and by...more

FTC Updates Rule for Children’s Online Privacy Protection

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/18/2013

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently updated the rule for children’s online privacy protection, expanding a business’s obligations and accountability for online data collection activities....more

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