Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, PRIVACY NEWS: FTC Issues Updated FAQs on Amended Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, (Apr 25, 2013)
By William Zale, J.D.
The FTC has issued an updated set of frequently asked questions designed to help website operators, mobile application developers, plug-ins and advertising networks operating on child-directed websites and online services prepare for upcoming changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.
The document, titled "Complying With COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions" contains information directed to websites and online services whose work online may involve the collection of personal information from children under age 13. The document provides guidance from the FTC staff that supplements the rule and other COPPA–related material previously published by the FTC.
The COPPA FAQs have been updated in light of the Commission’s final amendments to the COPPA Rule, which become effective on July 1, 2013. The process to review the rule was begun in 2010 with the intent to modernize the rule and ensure that children’s privacy protections kept up with evolving technology and changes in the way children use and access the Internet, including the increased use of mobile devices and social networking.
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