Posts tagged COPPA.

On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that YouTube and its parent company, Google, agreed to pay a record-breaking $170 million fine to settle claims by the FTC and New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) that YouTube violated children’s privacy laws.

Andrew Lustigman, head of Olshan’s Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Practice Group, was quoted in a Law360 (subscription required) article titled "Kids' Data Again In spotlight as FTC Revisits Privacy Rule"

Digital Business Lawyer Publishes Article by Andy Lustigman on the FTC’s COPPA Compliance Update

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) recently referred the maker of “My Friend Cayla Party Time” children’s doll and its related “My Friend Cayla App” owned and operated by Genesis Toys to the FTC after the company did not respond to CARU’s initial privacy inquiry.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently updated its compliance plan for businesses regarding the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

InMobi deceptively tracked the locations of hundreds of millions of consumers, including children, without their knowledge or consent to serve them geo-targeted advertising.

Complaint says Ring Pop promotion violated children’s privacy law, serves as an important reminder of COPPA.

In response to its dispute with Amazon, the FTC has revised some of its FAQs with regard to parental consent.

The FTC and the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom (UK) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to promote increased cooperation and communication between the two agencies to protect consumer privacy.

On the same day that the FTC released its new report on mobile privacy, the Commission also announced its latest online mobile privacy enforcement action, an $800,000 settlement with the operator of the Path social networking app.

After a number of rounds of public comment and workshops, the FTC has released its revised regulations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA").

Olshan counsel Jonathan I. Ezor recently published an opinion piece in Long Island Business News regarding online privacy and small business.

The FTC has been seeking public comment and input for a number of years on whether its regulations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 need to be revised or updated to address changes in technology and business.

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