Children's Privacy
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May 9, 2023
FTC Proposes Novel Prohibitions & Safeguards Against Meta, including Prohibitions on the Use of Teen Data, in Wake of Alleged Privacy Violations
In what would be its third major action against Meta since 2012, the FTC has proposed several new, significant changes to its 2020 Privacy Order (“2020 Order”) with Meta after alleging unsatisfactory compliance. The proposal...
Ahmed Eissa, Stacey Brandenburg, Kandi Parsons
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December 21, 2022
FTC-Epic Games Half a Billion Dollar Settlements Show COPPA, Data Collection from Teens, and Dark Patterns Aren’t a Game
On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the largest-ever penalties for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and unfair use of dark patterns in a pair of settlements with Epic Games...
Daniel de Zayas, Alex Stout, Kandi Parsons
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November 15, 2016
California Releases Privacy and Security Best Practices for Education Technology Industry
The California Department of Justice has issued recommendations for privacy and security practices in the education technology (Ed Tech) industry. The report, entitled Ready for School: Recommendations for the Ed Tech Industry to Protect the...
Keir Lamont
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September 14, 2015
GPEN Sweep Finds Mixed News for Children’s Online Privacy
The third annual privacy sweep conducted by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN), a cross-border network of privacy regulators, has yielded good news and bad news for children’s apps and websites. The bad news—a May...
Marci Rozen
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November 25, 2014
CA Digital Eraser Law’s Unresolved Ambiguities Make Compliance Tricky
With the fast-approaching compliance deadline of January 1, 2015 and no guidance from the California AG’s office, online and mobile service operators are still wondering if and how California’s new “Privacy Rights for California Minors...
Melissa Maalouf
