FPF Comments on Proposed COPPA Rule
January 5, 2012
FPF Staff
FPF submitted comments to the FTC on proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. FPF commends the FTC’s commitment to protect the privacy of children in a rapidly developing online marketplace. FPF’s comments focus on amendments affecting those areas that correspond with the organization’s specific expertise and experience, namely: (I) The proposal to modify the definition of “personal information”; (II) the proposed revisions directed to protecting the security, confidentiality and integrity of information collected from children; (III) geolocation issues; (IV) apps and platform issues; and (V) new parental consent mechanisms.
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