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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #449 – Scammers Hijacking Websites to Insert Fake Support Number

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Malwarebytes recently reported that it has found scammers hijacking websites of name brands, including banks, software companies, and social media platforms to trick victims into calling a fraudulent telephone number instead...more

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New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

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On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

King & Spalding

FTC Proposes Stricter Children’s Privacy Rules in First COPPA Update since 2013

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed revisions to its rules administering the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The updates both expand the universe of businesses subject...more

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FTC Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

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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

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Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Q&A

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COPPA, or the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, was designed to protect the privacy of children under 13 years of age by giving their parents certain tools to control how the child's information can and cannot be...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #255 – Federal Agencies Warn of Online Predators’ Access to Children During Pandemic

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Late last week, October 9, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York issued a warning to the public entitled “Internet Predators: Warnings & Prevention for Families During the Pandemic and Beyond”...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Children's Online Privacy Education (COPE)

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Especially with their children now homebound, bored and seeking virtual social contact, many parents are particularly concerned about educating their children – preschool through high school — of the risks inherent in social...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC, YouTube, and Kids’ Privacy: Key Takeaways from the Biggest COPPA Settlement in FTC History

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On September 4, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Google and YouTube will pay a record $170 million as part of a settlement over allegations that YouTube violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more

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Landmark FTC Settlement Offers Important Lessons for Businesses That May Collect or Use Children’s Information

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On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced a settlement with YouTube and its parent Google that resolves allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Hogan Lovells

Reminder that the FTC is Providing an Opportunity to Comment on COPPA Rule by October 23

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is requesting public comments on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”). In particular, the FTC is seeking feedback on the effectiveness of its 2013 amendments to the...more

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Facsimiles and Other Fossils: FTC Initiates Review to Update COPPA Rule to Keep Pace with Emerging and Connected Technology

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They grow up so fast! A sentiment – and challenge – shared by parents and technologists alike. Just when you think you’ve finally figured it out, you blink, and they’re unrecognizable. The old rules can no longer be trusted...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Future of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

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Summer vacation has started, but regulators and legislators are not headed to the beach just yet. As discussed in the last issue of the Privacy Oracle, most state legislatures did not pass comprehensive privacy legislation...more

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FTC’s Largest Penalty to Date under COPPA Imposed on Music Video Social Networking App - Cybersecurity and Privacy Alert

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The owner of a video social networking app, Musical.ly, has agreed to pay a $5.7 million civil penalty to settle a complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging violations of the Children’s Online Privacy...more

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FTC Issues Record Fine for COPPA Violation

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Musical.ly app receives $5.7 million fine for collecting personal information in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act On February 27, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued a record $5.7...more

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Musical.ly’s COPPA Failure Falls Flat at the FTC; Will Pay Note-Worthy Fine

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has handed down its largest civil penalty ever for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). Musical.ly, now known as TikTok after a 2018 merger, agreed to a...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018 #2

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Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume they are there to monitor for...more

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