Today, the FTC adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to increase privacy protections and give greater parental control over the personal information that websites and online services may collect from children under 13. A summary of the rule’s changes is here.
The amended rules should be of interest to any companies that have websites directed at children under 13 and/or that are collecting personal information online from children under 13. The rule is effective on July 1, 2013.
