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Blurred Lines: FTC Report Finds Blurred Advertising Can Harm Kids

September 20, 2023 by Catherine Nagle

The Bottom Line Children and teens are spending a considerable amount of time in immersive environments, where advertising content can be difficult to distinguish from entertainment, educational or other content.Following a wave of recent Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Continue Reading

Alert, Are Your Influencers Putting You at Risk? - September 20, 2023

The Warnings Were Real: FTC Takes Action Against Ed Tech Company for COPPA Violation

June 1, 2023 by Catherine Nagle

The Bottom Line The legal responsibility for complying with COPPA remains with the ed tech provider — not schools, students or parents.Ed tech providers may rely on schools to authorize data collection in lieu of parental consent only if the information collected from children is used solely for Continue Reading

Alert, Maintaining Your Competitive Advantage with Proactive Privacy and Data Protection Strategies, The Fine Print: Stay in Compliance without Losing Your Edge - June 1, 2023

FTC to Review the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

August 8, 2019 by Catherine Nagle

The Bottom Line The FTC’s latest COPPA review will not only impact online services that traditionally have been directed to children, but may extend to services that historically have not been considered child-directed, such as interactive television, interactive gaming and chatbots. The COPPA Continue Reading

Alert - August 8, 2019

Video Social Networking App Agrees to Pay $5.7 Million to Settle FTC’s COPPA Action

March 25, 2019 by Catherine Nagle

The Bottom Line The sheer size of the Musical.ly settlement illustrates that the FTC continues to have a strong interest in enforcing COPPA. Online services cannot hide behind language in their terms and conditions claiming not to be child-directed when they include numerous activities that Continue Reading

Alert - March 25, 2019

Amazon, FTC Withdraw Appeal of Decision Holding Amazon Liable for Billing Parents for Children’s Unauthorized In-App Charges

April 26, 2017 by Catherine Nagle

The Bottom Line The district court's decision, no longer subject to appeal, is a clear statement that the unauthorized billing of parents for in-app purchases made by their children without informed parental consent violates the FTC Act. This case serves as a reminder that companies need to ensure Continue Reading

Alert - April 26, 2017

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