The Federal Trade Commission has updated its Compliance Plan guidance under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) to address: New business models. As technologies evolve, companies have new ways of collecting data, some of which may affect your obligations under COPPA. Just one example: voice-activated devices that collect personal information. If your clients change how…
InMobi, the mobile ad platform that Fast Company recently ranked as 15th among The World’s Most Innovative Companies, has a new trophy – an FTC Consent decree and a $4 million civil penalty (all but $950,000 was suspended). According to the Federal Trade Commission complaint, even if a consumer had denied access to the location API on their…
Browns Signs 1 Data Breach and 2 Privacy Bills Into Law California Governor Brown has now signed a data breach and two privacy bills into law at the conclusion of the legislative session. These are significant because the Attorney General has a newly minted privacy enforcement unit and has said that data breaches will be…
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) generally provides that websites that target children must obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13. Website operators covered by COPPA must: Post a clear and comprehensive online privacy policy describing their information practices for personal information collected online from children; Provide direct…
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Maryland Attorney General and President of the National Association of Attorneys General Doug Gansler has followed California’s lead and launched a privacy enforcement unit. We spoke with Attorney General Gansler in November on Cyber Law & Business Report and prepared a profile of him in connection with the show.
FTC Strengthens Kids’ Privacy, Gives Parents Greater Control Over Their Information By Amending Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Rule Being Modified to Keep Up with Changing Technology The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule that strengthen kids’ privacy protections and give parents greater control over the personal information…
FTC Proposal Would Expand COPPA Reach to Ad Networks Collecting Info from Children The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed clarification of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to expand the reach of sites covered by the act to include a plug-in or ad network is covered by the Rule when it knows or…
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