On January 7, 2022, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, penned a letter requesting information from each of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Safe Harbor programs.
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FTC Announces $2 Million Settlement with Ad Exchange Over Alleged COPPA Violations
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On December 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced a $2 million settlement with OpenX Technologies in connection with alleged violations of the COPPA Rule and the FTC Act. The FTC alleged that OpenX knowingly collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent and collected geolocation data from users who opted out of being tracked.…
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FTC Commissioner Nominee Bedoya Advocates for Privacy Protections During Confirmation Hearing
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On November 17, 2021, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held its confirmation hearing on FTC Commissioner nominee Alvaro Bedoya. …
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Democratic Lawmakers Urge FTC to Hold Companies Accountable to their Children’s Privacy Notices
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On October 8, 2021, Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass) and Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass) penned a letter to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan, urging the agency to ensure that companies uphold the commitments made in their children’s privacy notices and “hold them accountable if they fail to do so.”…
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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearings on Protecting Consumer and Children’s Privacy
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On September 29 and 30, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened hearings on how to better protect consumer and children’s privacy. …
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FTC Authorizes New Compulsory Process Resolutions in Eight Key Enforcement Areas
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On September 14, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission authorized new compulsory process resolutions in the eight key enforcement areas: (1) Acts or Practices Affecting United States Armed Forces Members and Veterans; (2) Acts of Practices Affecting Children; (3) Bias in Algorithms and Biometrics; (4) Deceptive and Manipulative Conduct on the Internet; (5) Repair Restrictions; (6) Abuse of Intellectual Property; (7) Common Directors and Officers and Common Ownership and (8) Monopolization Offenses. …
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New Mexico Attorney General Files COPPA Suit Against Game Developer
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On August 25, 2021, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas sued Rovio Entertainment, the developer of the popular Angry Birds mobile app games, alleging that the Company violated the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by knowingly collecting data from players under age 13 and sharing it with advertisers.…
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UK ICO Approves the First UK GDPR Certification Scheme Criteria
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On August 19, 2021, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office approved the criteria for three certification schemes. This blog entry provides highlights on the criteria.…
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CARU Issues Revised Guidelines for Advertising to Children
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The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”), a part of a part of BBB National Programs (“BBBNP”), released its revised Children’s Advertising Guidelines earlier this month to align with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).…
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U.S. Rep. Castor Reintroduces Kids PRIVCY Act with Updated Provisions
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On July 29, 2021, U.S. Representative Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Florida) reintroduced the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act.…
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