COPPA
By Susan Hintze, Emily Litka, and Amy Lanchester
This is Part 2 in a series of blog posts about the 2025 COPPA Final Rule. It provides a comprehensive review of the revised definitional changes to the Rule. Subsequent posts in the coming days will delve more deeply into the direct and online notice, parental consent, and data governance requirements. Our unofficial redlined copy of the Final Rule can be found here.
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By Susan Hintze and Emily Litka
This is Part 1 in a series of blog posts about the 2025 COPPA Final Rule. It provides a high-level overview of the Final Rule. Subsequent posts in the coming days will delve more deeply into individual aspects of the Final Rule and FTC comments, the issues raised, and implications for specific industry sectors.Our unofficial redlined copy of the Final Rule can be found here.
Read MoreBy Emily Litka
On July 9, 2024, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office (LA DA) reached a settlement with NGL Labs, the maker of the “NGL: ask me anything” app and its co-founders. The complaint alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), and similar California state laws. In the complaint, the FTC and LA DA also brought claims against NGL’s cofounders individually.
Read MoreOur latest snapshot of recent privacy law developments from around the world.
Read MoreBy Smriti Chandrashekar
On October 23, 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued guidance on the online collection of certain audio voice recordings from children under the age of 13. The guidance, in the form of an “enforcement policy statement” discusses the application of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) to such recordings.
Read MoreThe FTC has updated its Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) FAQs providing new guidance regarding verifiable parental consent, including an alternative method of verification, clarifying ability of operators to use third parties to obtain consent; and the potential liability of those third parties consent providers.
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