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Make your Company a Hard Target for Job Scams

Your company’s talent is its lifeblood. Job postings for qualified individuals and other recruitment activities are vital to its operations. What happens, then, when scammers disrupt your business by conducting phishing...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Privacy Priorities for 2024 (and Beyond)

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The upcoming year will continue to hold challenges for data privacy programs. The Quarles Privacy Week 2024 programming from this week has provided an overview of the upcoming issues and challenges that are on the horizon....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Proposes Significant Changes to COPPA Rule

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

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Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

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Remember that old parody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic we used to sing before there was an Internet? There are apparently many versions, but they all generally involve children inflicting various types of mayhem on their...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Settles COPPA Action Against “Coloring Book for Adults”

On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled allegations against Toronto-based Kuuhuub Inc., along with Kuuhuub's Finnish subsidiaries Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy (together, defendants), that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

What Is the Worst Type of Online Privacy Policy … and Why Does it Matter?

Even if the title is click-bait, this is not a trick question. There is one type of online privacy policy that is objectively worse than all of the others. It does not relate to when it was created, whether it was crafted...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

FTC Declutters COPPA FAQs

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On July 22, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued revised FAQs regarding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the FTC Rule issued thereunder (together "COPPA"). The COPPA FAQs provide practical...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Children's Online Privacy Education (COPE)

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Especially with their children now homebound, bored and seeking virtual social contact, many parents are particularly concerned about educating their children – preschool through high school — of the risks inherent in social...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Landmark FTC Settlement Offers Important Lessons for Businesses That May Collect or Use Children’s Information

On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced a settlement with YouTube and its parent Google that resolves allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection

A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more

BCLP

Collecting Information From Children

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The United States has relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children off-line. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Updates COPPA Guidance

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released an updated version of its guidance on complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) on June 21, 2017. Companies that collect personal information from...more

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Collecting Information From Children: A How-To Guide

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There are relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children off-line. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more

McAfee & Taft

I accept!

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So, you’re ready to launch your new online business or mobile app. The website looks great, and the app tile has an elegant, simple design that’s sure to stand out on phone and tablet screens. Missing anything? Oh, yeah, that...more

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FTC Steps Up Activity on APEC Cross-Border Privacy Certification: Issues Warning Letters to 28 Companies Claiming Certification

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued warning letters to 28 companies that claim to be certified participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative’s (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system on their...more

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How to Comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

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There are relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children offline. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more

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Children's Privacy Online: The Interplay Between Mobile Applications and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

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The activities of children on the internet, whether via computers, smart phones, or tablets, have grown exponentially in recent history. As internet access for children increased, parents began losing control of the amount...more

Brooks Pierce

Website Privacy Policy Updates – Tell Them About It

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You may have noticed our law firm’s website recently posted a notice announcing a change to our website’s privacy policy. You may have seen other website publishers do something similar from time to time, as well....more

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Online Behavioral Advertising Guidelines Go Mobile

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On September 1, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) began enforcing its guidelines for online behavioral advertising regarding mobile advertising. The DAA, a notfor-profit independent body, develops industry-best practices...more

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FCC Shows Hand on Regulation of Edge Providers

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In a prior post, we commented on how the recent expansion of the FCC’s authority to regulate the privacy practices of Internet service providers (ISPs) has ignited calls for further expansion of the FCC’s authority to cover...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Follows in CFPB Footsteps with GLBA Privacy Notices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently proposed amendments to its Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) rules requiring motor vehicle dealers to send their customers an annual privacy notice. The amendments would allow motor...more

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BakerHostetler Partner Alan Friel Talks Big Data and Data Collection

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Alan Friel, Partner with BakerHostetler's Privacy and Data Protection team, talks about compliance programs for companies, consumer data collection, misrepresentation, and data security deficiencies....more

Goodwin

FTC Pursuing Incorrect U.S.- EU Safe Harbor Certifications in Privacy Policies

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The FTC is reviewing companies with privacy policies that claim U.S.-EU Safe Harbor certification. Companies that are not fully compliant and currently certified may face an FTC enforcement action, which could result in...more

Troutman Pepper

Beyond Privacy Policies: Practical Privacy For Web Sites And Mobile Apps

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In this environment of growing attention to the risks of data security breaches, and in the midst of an explosion of mobile applications that make data storage an increasingly far-flung proposition, many organizations assume...more

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Privacy Update: Complying With COPPA Under The FTC's New Children's Online Privacy Protection Rules

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In December 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued updated rules to the Child's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which significantly expand COPPA's scope and application. COPPA, which governs the collection,...more

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