On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule), which completes the process that started back in 2019 when the FTC sought...more
1/23/2025
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Amended Legislation ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Notice Rule
Enacted in 1996, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is the nation’s longest standing and most comprehensive statute aimed at regulating the collection, use and sharing of the personal information of...more
On September 18, 2023, a U.S. District Court judge in the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction enjoining California’s attorney general from enforcing California’s California Age-Appropriate Design...more
9/26/2023
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Communications Decency Act ,
COPPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Governor Newsom ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation
On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Epic Games Inc. (Epic) over its wildly popular game “Fortnite.” The settlement requires Epic to pay $275 million in penalties to resolve...more
1/11/2023
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COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Gaming ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Risk Management
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) finalized a new Code of Practice (the Code) in September 2020, which applies to most companies that offer online services to or otherwise collect personal data from...more
2/5/2021
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COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Minor Children ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation 2003 (PECR). ,
Privacy Disclosures ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK
On September 4, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Google and YouTube will pay a record $170 million as part of a settlement over allegations that YouTube violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more
9/23/2019
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COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
User-Generated Content ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
YouTube
On February 27, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a record-setting $5.7 million fine to popular short-form video sharing platform TikTok, formerly known as Musical.ly, as part of a consent order over...more
3/12/2019
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Data Collection ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mergers ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Privacy Policy ,
Website Owner Liability
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
1/24/2018
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Children's Toys ,
Connected Items ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet of Things ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission on October 23, 2017, provided guidance on how it will enforce the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) with respect to audio recordings of children. This comes as part of a wave of...more
11/17/2017
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Audio Recording ,
Children's Toys ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet ,
Mobile Apps ,
Parental Consent ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Smart Devices ,
Websites
Privacy Shield – An Early Reflection -
EU law generally prohibits the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the U.S., unless the transfer is made in accordance with an authorized data transfer...more
10/25/2016
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Cable Communications Protection Act (CCPA) ,
Confidential Information ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Sharing ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
International Data Transfers ,
IP Addresses ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Standing ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
VPPA ,
Wellness Programs
New amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule go into effect today, July 1, 2013. Amongst the significant changes introduced by the new Rule, the newly expanded definition of “personal information” and new...more
After a two-year comment process, the Federal Trade Commission adopted its long-awaited amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in December 2012. The amendments, which go into effect July 1, 2013,...more
1/21/2013
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Behavioral Advertising ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Notice Requirements ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Safe Harbors ,
Social Media ,
Websites