All COPPA articles
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ArticleLawmakers push FTC to investigate Google Play for COPPA violations
Two lawmakers sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to investigate Google Play for potentially violating children’s privacy.
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Article
FTC stumps for additional resources to police privacy
The FTC says it would consider creating three new units to pursue privacy enforcement investigations if Congress would increase its full-time employee headcount.
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Article
HyperBeard to pay $150K for COPPA violations
App developer HyperBeard reached a watered-down $150,000 settlement with the FTC for illegally collecting children’s personal data without adequate disclosure and parental authorization.
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Article
Coronavirus heightens focus on children’s online privacy compliance
With increased use of remote learning putting children’s online privacy in the spotlight, regulators are stepping up their oversight and responding accordingly.
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Article
Miniclip settles with FTC for falsely claiming participation in COPPA safe harbor program
Swiss-based digital game maker Miniclip has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for lying about its participation in a children’s privacy self-regulatory program.
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Article
Google, YouTube reach $170M ‘groundbreaking’ settlement for violating children’s privacy
Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay $170 million to settle allegations that the video-sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent.
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Article
FTC cracks down on Ukrainian dating apps
The FTC has removed dating apps from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play Store following allegations they allowed children as young as 12 to access them.
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Blog post
Senators urge FTC crackdown on child privacy
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are calling upon the FTC to investigate the practices of app developers and app stores accused of accessing children’s sensitive data without required consent.
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Blog post
FTC expands enforcement guidance on childrens’ privacy laws
The Federal Trade Commission has expanded its guidance for companies coming into compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The changes apply to the collection of voice recordings.
