FTC Updates COPPA Compliance Guide

Updates to the Federal Trade Commission’s guidance for complying with the Children’s Privacy Protection Act clarify when a company might have “actual knowledge” that it is collecting personal information on a website directed to children, among other changes, Lesley Fair, senior attorney with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, wrote July 26..

The FTC released the final amendments to its rule implementing COPPA, or COPPA Rule, in December 2012. Those changes took effect July 1. In April, the FTC released updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the COPPA Rule. The commission said it intended to periodically update those FAQs.

According ...