AD Nauseam – Children, They are Indeed Our Future – COPPA Developments
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On August 19, the FTC filed an amicus brief supporting a class of plaintiffs representing their minor children in a case alleging that an educational technology company unlawfully collected, used and sold the children’s data...more
The Children’s Advertising Review Unit recently settled with KidGeni – a generative art platform intended for children- for allegedly violating both CARU’s guidelines and COPPA. According to CARU, which is a self-regulatory...more
What are we discussing with our clients who have children-facing products following some new/recent Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions? Here are some key takeaways:...more
Once again, the Justice Department, acting upon notification and referral from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has filed a lawsuit against the video-sharing platform TikTok and its parent company for alleged flagrant...more
In a joint press release published on June 18, the California Attorney General and Los Angeles City Attorney announced a settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC (Tilting Point) in connection with alleged violations of the...more
Developments in child and teen privacy legislation have continued at a rapid pace in 2024, with laws poised to impact ever more companies. Chief among these is the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has declined to approve a new method for obtaining parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that would involve analyzing facial geometry to verify an...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced on March 29that it was denying the application for a new mechanism for obtaining verifiable Parental Consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more
On March 29, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) published a unanimous decision to deny an application by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, Yoti, and SuperAwesome (collectively, the “Applicants”) to add a...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
Federal and state regulators have previously prioritized minors’ online privacy regulation, and this trend is poised to continue in 2024. Chief among these laws is the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),...more
On March 7, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general sent to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) a letter urging the FTC to update the regulations (“COPPA Rules”) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy...more
2023 brought a surge of data privacy developments, with a large expansion of state comprehensive privacy laws, litigation of new claims based on older laws (e.g. wiretapping and VPPA cases), increased scrutiny on data...more
On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy, Daniel, and Carolina talk about the latest on COPPA – including the new proposed rule and recent enforcement actions. Questions & Comments: amudge@bakerlaw.com, dkaufman@bakerlaw.com,...more
It feels like it has been ages since we had one of those exciting public Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) meetings. You may remember them – when the few remaining commissioners talked about issues and matters of...more
On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed revisions to its rules administering the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The updates both expand the universe of businesses subject...more
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
Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams review how the Federal Trade Commission’s proposal to amend the COPPA Rule would to create significant operational changes for website operators....more
On December 20, the Federal Trade Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, known as the “COPPA Rule.” (We are linking to the official version of the proposed...more
On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) seeking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which would place new restrictions on...more
On December 20, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “the Commission”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule” or the “Rule”)....more
On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) recommending amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule or Rule). The FTC...more
Here are 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 Group Supports Google Users in Case...more
The FTC proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place new restrictions on the use of children’s personal information (PI) and further limit the ability of companies to...more