The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how online companies can track and advertise to children, including turning off targeted ads to kids under 13 by default and limiting push notifications.
The federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parents' consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.
COPPA was enacted in 1998, went into effect in 2000 and was last updated a decade ago.
Children's online safety advocates applauded the announcement.
They won't be able to deny access to the games and apps just because parents don't agree to having their children's information disclosed - which is possible today.
ED-TECH LIMITS. The FTC is proposing codifying its current guidance related to the use of education technology to prohibit commercial use of children's information, among other safeguards.
The proposed rule would allow schools and school districts to allow educational technology providers to collect, use, and disclose students' personal information - but only for a school-authorized educational purposes and not for any commercial use.
The Rule would also require operators to establish a written, public data retention policy for children's personal information.
This Cyber News was published on www.securityweek.com. Publication date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:43:05 +0000