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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 -

What Just Happened at the FTC and CFPB: Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 24, 2025)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/27/2025

In the two weeks before Inauguration, both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a flurry of rulemaking developments, policy announcements, and enforcement filings and...more

“Fortnite” Creator Agrees to Pay a Record Penalty for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws

Polsinelli on 2/14/2023

On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice jointly announced that Epic Games Inc. (“Epic Games”) will pay two record fines, in twin settlements, totaling half a billion...more

FTC Settles With Weight Loss Company Over Children’s Data

WilmerHale on 3/10/2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with WW International Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers (WW), over allegations that the company collected children’s information without parental consent in...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 8, 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/9/2022

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 10, 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/11/2022

Financial Daily Dose 9.9.2019 | Top Story: Fed on Track to Cut Rates Again in September

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/9/2019

Friday remarks from Fed Chair Powell in Zurich confirmed the central bank’s dedication to keeping the US economic expansion on track and appear to have signaled the Fed’s plan to cut interest rates for a second time this...more

Financial Daily Dose 9.5.2019 | Top Story: YouTube Fined $170 Million for Violating Kids’ Privacy Law

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/5/2019

Google will pay a “record $170 million fine and make changes to protect children’s privacy on YouTube” as part of a deal it reached this week with the FTC and NY AG’s office, both of whom had accused YouTube of “violating the...more

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