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FTC proposes an update to ancient online law, COPPA

Aug 2, 2012
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act may get its first update since Mark Zuckerberg was a 15-year-old.

FTC urges update to COPPA

Sep 16, 2011
We've talked on our show many times about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which was implemented in 2000 and is now widely seen as...

App maker coughs up 50 grand for privacy violations

Aug 16, 2011
On Friday the Federal Trade Commission opened a lawsuit against W3 Innovations, makers of Broken Thumbs Apps, for violating the Childrens Online...