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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... more +
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 -
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FTC to App Developers: Your Vendors’ COPPA Missteps Are Your Own

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The Federal Trade Commission has once again reminded the mobile ecosystem that compliance obligations under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) do not stop at an app developer’s door. In a recent...more

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The FTC Still Cares About Privacy

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What should you know about recent FTC enforcement actions announced over the last few days? In short, privacy enforcement is a “go.” Here are some takeaways....more

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Deeper Dive: FTC in 2024 Continues Aggressive Privacy Path - But Don’t Forget About that Rulemaking

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We have seen a dizzying amount of Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Agency) enforcement on the privacy front in 2024, with a heavy focus on the collection and sharing of health data, browsing and geolocation data, and...more

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Alert: FTC Settles First Enforcement Action Against Mobile Advertising Company

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On June 22, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that it would settle its first-ever enforcement action against a mobile advertising company, InMobi. InMobi agreed, subject to court approval of the settlement, to...more

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Latest FTC Privacy Action Looks Carefully at Geolocation Promises

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A mobile device’s geolocation can be passed to apps and ad networks through various application programming interfaces (APIs) provided by Android or iOS, but there are other ways to determine a consumer’s location using...more

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