FTC Proposes COPPA Rule Revisions Detailing Enhanced Online Privacy Protections for Children

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on December 20, 2023 proposed a set of revisions to its rules implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA Rule”).

The COPPA Rule, which became effective in 2000, and was amended in 2013, serves as the FTC’s primary means to enforce the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), the principal regulation protecting children (and their personal information) online.  At a high level, the COPPA Rule requires operators of websites online services (i) directed to children or (ii) when not directed to children, that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child; to provide notice to parents and obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using or disclosing personal information from their children, as well as to provide parents with opportunities to review, delete and prevent further use or future collection of such information.

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