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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 -

New Texas Law Imposes Significant New Requirements on App Developers and App Stores

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/15/2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the App Store Accountability Act (“the Act”) into law, instituting sweeping new obligations regarding age verification and parental consent for app stores and app developers operating in...more

Privacy, AI, and Consumer Protection Takeaways from FTC Chairman’s House Testimony

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/29/2025

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on May 15 to discuss the agency’s consumer protection and competition efforts and...more

New Jersey Attorney General Sues Discord Over Youth Privacy Practices

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/21/2025

Last week, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced a lawsuit against Discord, Inc., a popular messaging application provider, for allegedly misleading parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and...more

Flurry of FTC Action in the Final Days of the Khan FTC Precedes Transition to the Ferguson FTC

Alston & Bird on 2/4/2025

Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Antitrust Teams highlight a spate of activity by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its final days under the leadership of Lina Khan and offers a preview of what’s to come with Andrew...more

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

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 8, 2024)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/9/2024

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 (June 5, 2023)

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/6/2023

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