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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 -

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 58

Dechert LLP on 7/19/2024

SEC Issues New Guidance as to 8-K Disclosures Relating to Cybersecurity Incidents - On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance on the agency’s guidelines for cybersecurity...more

FTC Adopts Policy Statement Regarding Increased Scrutiny of COPPA Violations Involving Children’s Privacy

Balch & Bingham LLP on 5/23/2022

On May 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 to adopt a policy statement regarding increased scrutiny of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) violations involving education technology companies. ...more

Kids Apps Tracking Users, New Lawsuits Claim

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/25/2017

In a pair of essentially identical lawsuits, a parent alleged that The Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc. ran afoul of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by tracking her child through their apps....more

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BakerHostetler on 8/16/2017

Back in February, VIZIO, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of “smart” televisions, reached a $2.2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New Jersey attorney general’s office. The company had...more

Recent FTC Consent Decree with InMobi for Unlawful Geolocational Tracking Provides Insight for App Developers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/3/2016

Recently in United States v. InMobi Pte Ltd., the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) set a new standard for geolocational tracking. The FTC told app developers and app marketers one simple rule: honor consumers location privacy...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

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