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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 files amicus brief in defense of COPPA

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/9/2024

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

Rhode Island’s New Data Privacy Law

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/12/2024

Some writers (not from my great state of Rhode Island) act like Rhode Island has been behind the times when it comes to data privacy and security when discussing Rhode Island’s new privacy law. I feel a need to explain that...more

New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/19/2024

On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

What Could New York’s Two Child Privacy Protection Bills Mean for Businesses?

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 6/18/2024

On June 7, 2024, the New York state legislature passed two bills aimed at increasing the protection of children in an ever-changing digital world. Titled the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) and the Stop Addictive...more

Land of 10,000 Data Lakes: Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act Signed Into Law

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/5/2024

On May 25, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 31, 2025, for most controllers and on July 31, 2029, for certain postsecondary educational...more

Heightened Privacy Protections for Children in Virginia

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/3/2024

On May 17, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 361/HB 707 amending the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA") to provide heightened protections to consumers under 18 years of age, not just those under...more

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

New Legislation Would Establish the First US National Comprehensive Privacy Law

K&L Gates LLP on 5/16/2024

On 7 April, US House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Energy and Commerce Committee) Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce Committee) Chairwoman...more

State AG Pulse | Content moderation vs. free expression

Cozen O'Connor on 4/22/2024

There is bipartisan agreement around the importance of protecting the safety of children and teens online. In Episode 4 of State AG Pulse, Jerry Kilgore, Stephen Cobb and Emily Yu look at the efforts of state AGs, legislators...more

FTC Denies an Application to Add a New Verifiable Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA Rule Without Prejudice

Alston & Bird on 4/3/2024

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

43 AGs Urge FTC to Update Child Online Privacy Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/14/2024

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

California Legislature Proposes Modifications to CCPA for Children Under 18

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/6/2024

On January 29 the California legislature introduced the California Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) in what appears to be the first bill proposed to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since passage of...more

FTC Proposes Stricter Children’s Privacy Rules in First COPPA Update since 2013

King & Spalding on 1/24/2024

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

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

Complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule; FTC’s Proposed Updates

Kilpatrick on 1/17/2024

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

FTC’s Proposed Updates to the COPPA Rule Seek to Impose New Limitations on the Use of Children’s Personal Information and New...

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/28/2023

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

Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Changes to Address Children’s Online Privacy

Mayer Brown on 12/27/2023

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would make significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”), which implements...more

FTC Proposes Changes to COPPA Rule: What Businesses Need to Know

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 12/26/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). The COPPA Rule applies to operators of websites and online services...more

FTC Proposes Major Updates to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/22/2023

On December 20, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed its first significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in a decade. If adopted, the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed...more

Privacy Tip #383 – Strengthening Children’s Privacy

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/22/2023

We previously wrote about how toys, baby monitors, and other smart devices collect, use, and disclose personal information about children, and risks to children’s privacy. As adults responsible for the safety of children in...more

FTC Proposes Significant Changes to COPPA Rule

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/22/2023

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place significant new restrictions on companies that collect...more

Coalition of States Sues Meta for Alleged Harms to Children and Teens, and Alleged COPPA Violations

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/30/2023

On October 24, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of 33 states’ attorneys general filed suit against Meta Platforms, Inc., alleging in a lengthy complaint that Meta’s social media platform features are unsafe and designed to induce...more

Federal Legislation Seeks To Change Online Child Safety Reporting Obligations and Impose Content Safety Obligations

Perkins Coie on 10/26/2023

A significant number of federal legislative proposals that focus on online child safety have been introduced. If enacted, they would modify online providers’ obligations to remove and report child sexual exploitation (CSE)...more

How To Prepare For California’s New Privacy Law For Children

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on 8/3/2023

Although you are likely breathing a sigh of relief after just finishing compliance efforts for the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), don’t relax just yet. California has another new privacy law going into effect on July...more

The State Law Privacy “Patchwork” Continues with Oregon and Delaware; Federal Legislation on Children’s Online Privacy Advances

Balch & Bingham LLP on 8/3/2023

Two more states have enacted consumer privacy protection laws, with Oregon and Delaware joining the existing fray of state comprehensive consumer privacy laws in California, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa,...more

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