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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 -

Looking Down the Road: Data Privacy Priorities in 2024

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/16/2024

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

New Jersey Governor Signs Comprehensive Privacy Law

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/23/2024

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 322 ("the Act"), making New Jersey the fourteenth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia,...more

CARU Releases Metaverse Guidelines

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/26/2023

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) released new guidelines for interacting with children in the metaverse: Building Guardrails for Child-Directed Advertising & Privacy in the Metaverse. The guardrails are intended...more

2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: Privacy at the FTC - What Are the Hot Topics Almost Two Years Into the Khan Administration?

BakerHostetler on 5/8/2023

It has been almost two years since Lina Khan was designated the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair, and it has been an eventful few years. One of the many questions being asked is “Where do things stand at the FTC on...more

CARU Strikes Again: Another Mixed-audience App Settles Over COPPA Allegations

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/27/2022

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit recently found that Tilting Point Media violated COPPA and CARU’s Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Advertising and for Children’s Online Privacy. Tilting Point is the operator of the...more

BBB National Programs’ Center for Industry Self-Regulation Launches Roadmap for Teen Privacy

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/27/2022

On April 19, 2022, the BBB National Programs' Center (BBB NP) for Industry Self-Regulation launched the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP) Roadmap, a new operational framework to help companies develop digital products and...more

4 Questions to Consider When Dealing With Children’s Data in the US

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/26/2019

The FTC and many state attorneys general aggressively monitor apps, websites, and internet-connected products for COPPA compliance. In the United States, collecting data directly from children under 13 years of age is...more

Attention UGC Marketers—Are Your Permissions in Order?

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 10/27/2015

Brand companies have come to view user-generated content as often one of the most effective and authentic ways to advertise their products or services. This is known as “user-generated content marketing.” For example, with...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

Alert: New California Privacy Law for Minors Has Taken Effect as of January 2015

Cooley LLP on 1/6/2015

California S.B. 568, titled "Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World," (the "Privacy Law") took effect January 1, 2015. The new Privacy Law includes a provision known as the "Eraser Law" that gives...more

Enforcement Priorities and Trends in Children's and Minors' Advertising and Privacy

BakerHostetler on 11/10/2014

BakerHostetler's Alan Friel recently interviewed FTC staff lawyer Kandi Parsons and Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Elliot Sibers at the opening session of the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") of the...more

Advertising Law

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/11/2014

COPPA + State Law = Privacy Protection for Teens - How does the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) interact with state law privacy protections for teens? According to amicus briefs filed by both...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

Legal concepts every social media marketer should know: Part I -- Consumer privacy

BakerHostetler on 8/16/2013

There are three things a social media website operator or digital marketer probably hates to hear most before launching an online ad campaign: 1. Can you make this go viral?; 2. How many likes/tweets can you get?; and 3. Did...more

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