Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rolled out the biggest changes to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) since its launch in 1998.
For those of you not familiar with the law, COPPA regulates what information and data can be collected on children under 13.
The regulations relate to all aspects of privacy protection and are intended to give parents complete control over their children’s personal information.
The refreshed COPPA rules take effect on July 1, 2013 and focus largely on the explosion of mobile devices, geolocation, mobile photography, social networking and app use by children under the age of 13.
FTC Resources
- New suite of resources can streamline COPPA compliance
- Complying with COPPA: FAQs
- Children's Privacy Resources
- COPPA: A Six Step Plan to Compliance
- New Suite of Resources Can Streamline COPPA
Additional Resources & Information
- COPPA: Helping Parents Protect Their Children (Fun Education Apps)
- New Online Child Safety Rules Aim to Protect Kids on Smartphones, Social Media (NBC News)
- COPPA: 10 Rules Every Business Should Know (VentureBeat)
- Children's Online Privacy Rules Updated for Social and Mobile Era (Mashable)
- Google Education Apps & COPPA (Google Apps Education Edition)
- Privacy Alert: New COPPA Rules Effective July 1st (JD Supra News)
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