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FTC COPPA Enforcement - Still Alive and Well

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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

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

New Laws Regulate How Companies Interact with Children's Data

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If your business operates a website or provides online services that collect data about children, you should be aware of expanding legal requirements from U.S. states regulating how private companies interact with minors....more

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FTC Announces Significant Amendments to COPPA

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On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published substantial amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which will take effect on June 23, 2025. Businesses subject to COPPA must ensure...more

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FTC Publishes Amendments to COPPA Rule

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On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the finalized amendments (Amendments) to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would impose additional restrictions on website and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New Federal Children's Privacy Requirements Are Not Child's Play: FTC Amends COPPA Rule, Imposing New Obligations on...

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Companies that may have child users, or whose competitors have child users, take note. On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule...more

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Complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule; FTC’s Proposed Updates

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) seeking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which would place new restrictions on...more

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FTC Orders Company to Delete Algorithms Made with Data Alleged to be Improperly Obtained

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with weight loss company WW International (formerly known as Weight Watchers) requiring the company to pay a $1.5 million penalty, delete the personal information of...more

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FTC Settles with Weight Watchers in First Children’s Privacy Case Requiring Deletion of Algorithms

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On February 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a proposed settlement order in federal court in its case against WW International, Inc (formerly known as Weight Watchers International, Inc.) and its subsidiary...more

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China Issues New Cybersecurity Law to Protect Children

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China’s PCPPIC protects children’s personal information in much the same way as COPPA and the GDPR, but with a few differences. On August 22, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a new data privacy...more

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A Host of Biometric Privacy/Facial Recognition Bills Currently Circulating in State Legislatures

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We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more

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