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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 -

FTC to App Developers: Your Vendors’ COPPA Missteps Are Your Own

Foley Hoag LLP on 9/8/2025

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

FTC COPPA Enforcement - Still Alive and Well

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 9/8/2025

Two recent high profile settlements signal that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will continue to aggressively enforce violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). In a particularly high-profile...more

Empire State of Minding the Minors: New York Laws Aim To Ensure Children’s Privacy and Online Safety

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/27/2024

On June 7, 2024, the New York Legislature passed two bills to protect children online. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, S7694A, prohibits social media platforms from providing defined "addictive...more

Multistate Bipartisan AG Coalition Supports FTC’s Proposed Changes to COPPA Rule

Cozen O'Connor on 3/15/2024

A bipartisan coalition of 43 AGs submitted comments on the FTC’s proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) supporting restrictions on the use of children’s personal information (PI) and...more

FTC Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

Lerman Senter PLLC on 1/24/2024

The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The COPPA Rule requires websites...more

FTC Proposes Changes to Strengthen COPPA Rule

Cozen O'Connor on 1/5/2024

The FTC proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place new restrictions on the use of children’s personal information (PI) and further limit the ability of companies to...more

Changes to Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service Prompts Audits to Third-Party Applications

Robinson & Cole LLP on 11/14/2023

Google’s Workspace for Education will require school administrators to independently approve all integrated third-party applications their students use. Users under 18 cannot use their Google accounts to access thirdparty...more

Google Workspace’s Privacy Policy Is Changing. Are You Ready?

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/22/2023

Google’s Workspace for Education will require school admins to independently approve all integrated third-party applications students use. Users under 18 cannot use their Google accounts to access third-party applications...more

Back to School Special: But I’m Just an Ad Network! Am I Subject to Children’s Privacy Laws?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/28/2020

As we wrote previously, kids are spending more of their days online and are using online platforms for virtual learning and entertainment. Much of this environment is funded through online advertising. All companies thus need...more

FTC Fines Kids’ App Developer For COPPA Violations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/8/2020

The FTC has fined an app developer for failure to acquire parental consent for sharing online identifiers for use for targeted advertising. A developer of apps that are popular with children has agreed to pay $150,000 and to...more

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