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[…] will be challenging. In a departure from the approach promoted by the GDPR, where enforcement is ensured primarily at the national level and through the One Stop Shop mechanism for cross-border cases coordinated through the European Data Protection Board, the DSA centralizes enforcement of the DSA at the EU level when it comes to […]

FPF submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the use of “Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation” as a potential mechanism for verifiable parental consent (VPC) under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule.

[…] parental consent (VPC) under COPPA and encouraging ingenuity to address key challenges. As federal lawmakers seek more comprehensive ways to update the 1998 law to match the 2023 online landscape, the approval of a new method for obtaining VPC has the potential to improve a process that is grappling with changing technologies,  business practices, […]

FPF released a new infographic, Unpacking Age Assurance: Technologies and Tradeoffs. The infographic analyzes the risks and potential harms associated with attempting to discern someone’s age online, as well as potential mitigation tools. FPF also outlines the privacy and accuracy tradeoffs of specific age assurance methods and technologies. 

[…] Protection Act, and its analyses of new children’s privacy laws in Utah, California, Florida, and Connecticut highlight their respective approaches to age assurance.  Download the Infographic To access the Youth & Ed team’s child and student privacy resources, visit www.StudentPrivacyCompass.org and follow the team on Twitter at @SPrivacyCompass. screenshot 2023 06 26 at 9.26.43 am

Read FPF’s report on the effectiveness of a key federal children’s privacy requirement known as verifiable parental consent (VPC). The Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) requires operators of child-directed services to provide parents with detailed, direct notice and obtain parents’ affirmative express consent – verifiable parental consent – before collecting personal information from […]

Today, FPF released a new report on the effectiveness of a key federal children’s privacy requirement known as verifiable parental consent (VPC). The Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) requires operators of child-directed services to provide parents with detailed, direct notice and obtain parents’ affirmative express consent – verifiable parental consent – before collecting […]

[…] the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) and the recently enacted Washington State My Health, My Data Act, respectively, but contain numerous important distinctions.  FPF has prepared a comparison chart to help stakeholders assess how SB 3’s youth privacy provisions compare to the California AADC. The provisions related to consumer health data will take effect […]

[…] Review Report recommends retaining the Privacy Act’s existing framework for cross-border data transfers (see APP 8) but proposes several additions to this framework, including: Establishing a mechanism comparable to the EU’s adequacy agreements to assess whether other countries and certification schemes provide substantially similar protection to that provided by the APPs; Making standard contractual […]

[…] of whether the device can identify an individual. Additionally, FPF is releasing a chart to help stakeholders assess how SB 262’s “Protections for Children in Online Spaces” compares to the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (California AADC). 1. The “Protection of Children in Online Spaces” Section Draws Inspiration from the California AADC but Diverges […]