COPPA

The FTC has proposed tightening up the rules protecting kids from the surveillance economy. The updated rules would require companies to get the OK from parents before sharing data with advertisers and prohibit holding onto data for nebulous “internal operations,” among other things. “The proposed changes to COPPA are much-needed, especially in an era where online tools are essential for navigating daily life—and where firms are deploying increasingly sophisticated digital tools to surveil children,” said FTC Chair…

The is proposing changes to the (COPPA) to make it harder for tech companies to track and monetize children’s data. Some of the include placing limits on how long companies can retain data they collect from minors and forcing parents to consent to, or opt out of, targeted marketing.COPPA has been around since April 2000 and currently requires some level of transparency from online services and websites. Before collecting data from minors, providers need to obtain “verifiable parental consent.” In 2013, the FTC tried to…

Meta has sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from reopening a landmark $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020 and to allow it to monetize kids’ data across apps like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. This comes after a federal judge ruled on Monday that the FTC would be allowed to expand on 2020’s privacy settlement, paving the way for the agency to propose tough new rules on how the social media giant could operate in the Today’s lawsuit demands an immediate stop to the FTC’s proceedings, calling it an “obvious…

Too Long; Didn't ReadThe FTC is investigating Instagram for its advertising practices, claiming that they are directed at children. They cite examples of ads featuring actors who appear to be children or teens and campaigns promoting children's content. These ads are considered evidence of Instagram's potential violation of COPPA regulations. Too Long; Didn't ReadThe FTC is investigating Instagram for its advertising practices, claiming that they are directed at children. They cite examples of ads featuring actors who…

The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed $6 million settlement with education technology company Edmodo Tuesday for collecting data from kids without parental consent and using it to sell ads in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The case is unusual for several reasons, including the fact that the Edmodo went out of business while the government was still investigating. The FTC is on a tear in recent months, upending the status quo and making an example out of companies to show…

Yet more senators are trying to resurrect legislation aimed at protecting kids' online privacy. Senators Bill Cassidy and Ed Markey have reintroduced a "COPPA 2.0" (Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act) bill that would expand and revise the 1998 law to deal with the modern internet, particularly social media. COPPA 2.0 would bar companies from gathering personal data from teens aged 13 to 16 without their consent. It would ban all targeted advertising to children and teens, and create a "bill of rights" that…