By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall and Nathan Cardon on Posted in Data Security,PrivacyOnline talent search company Explore Talent just landed in the spotlight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Vegas-based company was charged with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires that companies collecting information online must obtain informed, verifiable parental consent before collecting any information from a child under 13. The company… Continue Reading
By Sheila Millar and Nathan Cardon on Posted in Data SecurityThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved changes TRUSTe proposed to its safe harbor program several months ago under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The approved modifications include a new requirement that program participants conduct an annual internal assessment of third-parties’ collection of personal information from children on their websites or online… Continue Reading
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall and Nathan Cardon on Posted in PrivacyIn a Federal Register notice, the FTC has asked for comments on intended changes to TRUSTe’s existing safe harbor program under the Children Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). TRUSTe proposed the changes following its settlement earlier this month with the New York Attorney General over allegations that the compliance and security company did not adequately… Continue Reading
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall and Nathan Cardon on Posted in Advertising,PrivacyIf a business advertises it is a member of a privacy program, even a voluntary one, it had better be, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In separate but related complaints, the FTC alleged that three businesses – software provider Sentinel Labs Inc., private messaging app developer SpyChatter Inc., and cybersecurity software company Vir2us… Continue Reading
By Keller and Heckman on Posted in Events,PrivacyEven as advertising to kids gets more complicated, the basic principles remain the same. This week, Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), an independent self-regulatory organization within the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) which monitors children’s advertising and helps marketers vet ads and campaigns, is hosting its annual conference, “Reimagining Children’s Advertising: Getting it Right… Continue Reading
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall and Nathan Cardon on Posted in Advertising,PrivacyTwo app developers have settled complaints from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they allowed third parties to collect information, including persistent identifiers, through their apps, and allowed third parties to serve advertising to children, in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The FTC’s announcement was released the same day it announced… Continue Reading
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall and Nathan Cardon on Posted in Litigation,PrivacyA federal appellate court will consider early next month whether the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) makes an “Android ID” – a device identifier used in Google’s smartphones –personally identifiable information (PII). The Eleventh Circuit has scheduled oral argument in the case, Ellis v. Cartoon Network, Inc., for June 3, 2015. The plaintiff in the… Continue Reading
By Sheila Millar on Posted in PrivacySince new requirements under the updated Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) entered into force in July, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved into an active enforcement phase, while also fielding requests to recognize new parental consent methods and safe harbor programs. Those interested in children’s online activities can draw some important… Continue Reading
