The document provides a 6-step compliance plan for businesses to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
1. Determine if COPPA applies to the business based on the types of information collected and audiences targeted.
2. Post a privacy policy that complies with COPPA requirements such as listing operators and describing data collection and use.
3. Notify parents directly before collecting personal information from children.
4. Get parents' verifiable consent before collecting children's data through acceptable methods.
5. Honor ongoing parental rights to access, update or delete children's data.
6. Implement security procedures to protect children's personal information.
1. COPPA places restrictions on websites and online services directed at children under 13 to protect children's privacy and safety online. It requires websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children.
2. Websites must post a clear privacy policy, obtain verifiable parental consent to collect personal information, give parents access to review and delete their child's information, and maintain security of collected data.
3. Operators must take steps like providing a print form, credit card transaction, or email with digital signature to obtain proper parental consent under COPPA before collecting personal information from children.
The FTC’s Revised COPPA Rules (Stanford Presentation)WilmerHale
This panel discussion explored topics including:
- Expanded definition of “personal information”
- Application of expanded definition of “personal information”
- Strict liability for child-directed websites and services
- Third-party liability and the “actual knowledge” standard
- Third-party social media plug-ins, ad networks, and analytics
- Age screening
- Mechanisms for obtaining parental consent
- Practical impacts of the COPPA rules (e.g., on content, parents, states)
- Privacy policy and parental notice requirements
- Security and retention of children’s personal information
Famigo is fully compliant with COPPA and protects user privacy. COPPA requires websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. Famigo only collects personal information that parents choose to provide and allows parents to control what information is collected. Famigo securely stores all personal information and maintains the confidentiality, integrity and security of user data regardless of age.
This document provides an overview of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) with three main points:
1) It outlines the basic provisions of COPPA, including requiring permission to collect data about children under 13 and allowing parents to access and delete their children's data.
2) It discusses how teachers can provide consent in place of parents for educational websites and how the school addresses privacy in its technology policy.
3) It offers tips for compliance, including checking sites designed for education and verifying privacy policies, and lists some COPPA-friendly educational tools and websites.
The document outlines a 10 step guide for companies to audit their practices and ensure compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The steps include: 1) reading the COPPA rule, 2) determining if COPPA applies, 3) identifying all personal information collected, 4) compiling a list of all information collected, 5) determining what information is necessary to collect, 6) creating a privacy policy, 7) providing notice of privacy practices, 8) reading COPPA FAQs, 9) considering a COPPA safe harbor program, and 10) committing to ongoing privacy improvements. The goal is to help companies protect children's privacy online through transparency and compliance with COPPA standards.
1984 in 2015 Protecting Employees' Social Media from MisuseWendi Lazar
This document discusses employers' increasing access to employees' personal information through social media and other online sources, and the legal issues surrounding employers using this information to make hiring, firing, and promotion decisions. It provides examples of employers denying a promotion due to social media photos, and firing an employee due to hobbies revealed online. While some laws prohibit discrimination, there is no comprehensive protection for employees' personal online activities. The document argues for stronger legal protections to prevent privacy violations and discrimination in the workplace.
The document discusses various privacy and security issues related to internet use. It covers topics like internet privacy laws, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), gender and electronic privacy concerns like cyberstalking, the USA PATRIOT Act, cookies, spam, spyware, and more. It provides details on specific cases and legislation while outlining both benefits and criticisms of various technologies and their impact on user privacy.
1. COPPA places restrictions on websites and online services directed at children under 13 to protect children's privacy and safety online. It requires websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children.
2. Websites must post a clear privacy policy, obtain verifiable parental consent to collect personal information, give parents access to review and delete their child's information, and maintain security of collected data.
3. Operators must take steps like providing a print form, credit card transaction, or email with digital signature to obtain proper parental consent under COPPA before collecting personal information from children.
The FTC’s Revised COPPA Rules (Stanford Presentation)WilmerHale
This panel discussion explored topics including:
- Expanded definition of “personal information”
- Application of expanded definition of “personal information”
- Strict liability for child-directed websites and services
- Third-party liability and the “actual knowledge” standard
- Third-party social media plug-ins, ad networks, and analytics
- Age screening
- Mechanisms for obtaining parental consent
- Practical impacts of the COPPA rules (e.g., on content, parents, states)
- Privacy policy and parental notice requirements
- Security and retention of children’s personal information
Famigo is fully compliant with COPPA and protects user privacy. COPPA requires websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. Famigo only collects personal information that parents choose to provide and allows parents to control what information is collected. Famigo securely stores all personal information and maintains the confidentiality, integrity and security of user data regardless of age.
This document provides an overview of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) with three main points:
1) It outlines the basic provisions of COPPA, including requiring permission to collect data about children under 13 and allowing parents to access and delete their children's data.
2) It discusses how teachers can provide consent in place of parents for educational websites and how the school addresses privacy in its technology policy.
3) It offers tips for compliance, including checking sites designed for education and verifying privacy policies, and lists some COPPA-friendly educational tools and websites.
The document outlines a 10 step guide for companies to audit their practices and ensure compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The steps include: 1) reading the COPPA rule, 2) determining if COPPA applies, 3) identifying all personal information collected, 4) compiling a list of all information collected, 5) determining what information is necessary to collect, 6) creating a privacy policy, 7) providing notice of privacy practices, 8) reading COPPA FAQs, 9) considering a COPPA safe harbor program, and 10) committing to ongoing privacy improvements. The goal is to help companies protect children's privacy online through transparency and compliance with COPPA standards.
1984 in 2015 Protecting Employees' Social Media from MisuseWendi Lazar
This document discusses employers' increasing access to employees' personal information through social media and other online sources, and the legal issues surrounding employers using this information to make hiring, firing, and promotion decisions. It provides examples of employers denying a promotion due to social media photos, and firing an employee due to hobbies revealed online. While some laws prohibit discrimination, there is no comprehensive protection for employees' personal online activities. The document argues for stronger legal protections to prevent privacy violations and discrimination in the workplace.
The document discusses various privacy and security issues related to internet use. It covers topics like internet privacy laws, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), gender and electronic privacy concerns like cyberstalking, the USA PATRIOT Act, cookies, spam, spyware, and more. It provides details on specific cases and legislation while outlining both benefits and criticisms of various technologies and their impact on user privacy.
This document summarizes key online marketing legislation including CAN-SPAM, Do Not Call, privacy policies, COPPA, and endorsements/affiliates. CAN-SPAM aims to limit spam emails while Do Not Call aims to eliminate unwanted phone calls. Privacy policies must be easily accessible and inform users how personal information is collected and used. COPPA requires obtaining parental consent before collecting information from children under 13. Endorsements and reviews must disclose any financial interests.
This document summarizes key topics in privacy and information security law that were discussed at an event on October 11, 2013. The following high-level points were made:
1. Social engineering, such as phishing attacks, poses one of the greatest threats to information security as many breaches involve a human element. Lack of employee training and ineffective internal controls contribute to this risk.
2. Recent changes to HIPAA and COPPA laws have expanded the definition of protected health information and children's personal data, respectively. Non-compliance can result in enforcement actions from the FTC.
3. Court decisions and amendments to state laws like CalOPPA in California have clarified privacy obligations for companies operating
This study investigated the effectiveness of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its Safe Harbor program. Through interviews and surveys with parents of children under 13, the study found:
1) Parents were largely unaware of COPPA or any Safe Harbor programs, and did not know if websites collected information from their children in accordance with COPPA.
2) Parents judged the safety of websites based on factors other than the presence of a Safe Harbor seal or reviewing the website's privacy policy.
3) Most parents would ignore unsolicited emails from websites or apps seeking parental consent, considering them spam.
Due to a lack of awareness, COPPA's regulations remained less effective and parents
The Brazilian Senate has passed amendments to the Minors Protection Law that criminalize child pornography on the Internet. The amendments expand the existing law by making it illegal to produce, distribute, or publish sexual images of minors through any medium, including digital photography and the Internet. Those convicted face 2-6 years in prison and fines, or 3-8 years if the offenses were committed for profit. The law also broadens who can be prosecuted for these crimes against children.
The document discusses best practices for using email and social networking for real estate purposes. It provides tips on how to create positive profiles, network effectively, and market listings online through video, photos and virtual tours. It also outlines legal requirements regarding commercial email under the CAN-SPAM Act and Florida regulations for internet advertising.
Online privacy concerns (and what we can do about it)Phil Cryer
User's online privacy is constantly in a state of flux. Witness Google's consolidation of their privacy polices, ever changing Facebook rules or how commerce determines how sites handle user data, and then note the lack of any opt-out for the user when these changes occur. Online entities make these changes not for the benefit of the user, but for the benefit of the shareholders, obviously, but if they can do this now, they can do it later. Simply put, a privacy policy today can change tomorrow; and user's privacy can be thrown by the wayside. Knowing this should signal an alarm for everyone to understand HOW their data is being stored and used online. We'll look at recent developments that have caused concern among privacy advocates, poke fun at some of the silly ways these new measures are sold to the populace and then cover what can be done to increase users' privacy online utilizing common sense and open source software. (Presented at the St. Louis Linux User's Group, June 20, 2013)
This document discusses the criminal issues that can arise from organizational use of social media. It notes that personal and company information posted on social media sites could enable identity theft or allow competitors to determine marketing strategies. The document also explains that most social media-related legal matters are civil rather than criminal, making legal recourse difficult and costly. It recommends limiting the amount of personal information disclosed on social media to reduce risks of fraud, impersonation, and information theft.
Navigating Privacy And Spam Compliance In Social Media Advertisingeldercomlaw
This presentation provides a general overview of what social media is, the types of advertising and promotional opportunities available to advertisers, and the compliance issues these may raise with resepct to Canadian privacy and anti-spam laws.
The document provides guidelines for charities on best practices for fundraising on the internet. It covers having a charity website and email communications, as well as relationships with third parties providing online services. It stresses the importance of transparency, obtaining consent when handling personal data, and having an Acceptable Use Policy to protect the charity and individuals from misuse of internet access. The guidelines aim to help charities manage their online presence and reputation.
Risk Factory: Security Lessons From the Online Adult Entertainment IndustryRisk Crew
The online adult entertainment industry understands cyber security better than most due to the "war zone" nature of their business online. They embrace new technologies, rigorously follow security best practices, and implement strict security policies to protect sensitive customer data and their systems from constant attacks. Other industries can learn important cyber security lessons around processes, people and technologies from how the online adult industry approaches security.
Data mining involves extracting and analyzing large amounts of data to find patterns. While it provides benefits to companies, some view it as an invasion of privacy. There is little regulation in the US on data mining. The government has broad powers to collect data under laws like the Patriot Act. Data breaches have compromised over 800 million records, revealing sensitive personal information. Retailers use data mining to target customers, while gamers mine data to learn about new game content. More regulation may be needed to protect personal privacy as data mining becomes more widespread.
The purpose of this article is to provide a quantitative analysis of privacy-compromising mechanisms on the top 1 million websites as determined by Alexa. It is demonstrated that nearly 9 in 10 websites leak user data to parties of which the user is likely unaware; more than 6 in 10 websites spawn third-party cookies; and more than 8 in 10 websites load Javascript code. Sites that leak user data contact an average of nine external domains. Most importantly, by tracing the flows of personal browsing histories on the Web, it is possible to discover the corporations that profit from tracking users. Although many companies track users online, the overall landscape is highly consolidated, with the top corporation, Google, tracking users on nearly 8 of 10 sites in the Alexa top 1 million. Finally, by consulting internal NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden, it has been determined that roughly one in five websites are potentially vulnerable to known NSA spying techniques at the time of analysis.
This document summarizes Mozilla's privacy policy. It explains that Mozilla is committed to transparency and protecting users' privacy. It defines personal information as information that identifies an individual, like name or email, and explains how Mozilla collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects users' personal information. It also covers Mozilla's practices regarding international data transfers, users under 13, and changes to the privacy policy. The policy aims to inform users about how Mozilla handles their personal information across its products and services in a concise yet comprehensive manner.
Chapter 8 and Chapters 6 & 7 (McHale)
The relationship between social commerce and e-commerce, the law of social advertising, and the children's online privacy protection act (COPPA)
Identity theft is a serious crime that occurs when someone uses another person's personal information without consent to commit fraud or theft. It is important to guard personal information by keeping documents secure, choosing strong passwords, and being careful online and on social media. If identity theft occurs, victims should contact financial institutions, police, and credit bureaus immediately.
The document discusses privacy issues related to big data and social media. It provides an overview of the historical development of privacy concepts and laws. It then summarizes key policies and practices around data collection and use for major social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Vine. The platforms track user behavior and interactions to various degrees to improve services, provide ads, and share some data with third parties. Users have some options to manage privacy settings but much of their data is still accessible and stored. The document also discusses Edward Snowden's NSA leaks and the importance of the Fourth Amendment.
The document discusses privacy issues related to big data and social media. It provides an overview of the development of privacy concepts and key laws/acts related to privacy of personal data and communications. It then summarizes the privacy policies of major social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr, Vine regarding what user data they collect and how they use and share it. It notes that most user data on social media is public unless privacy settings are changed. It concludes that users need to understand privacy policies to make informed decisions about participating on social media sites.
Virtual Assets in Probate
Estates lawyers need to learn the new issues surrounding digital assets and online communications. Are you documenting virtual assets? What are the wishes of the deceased on the disposal of online profiles? Have you preserved access to crucial internet communications and document storage? Estate law now goes beyond tangible property and must include virtual assets. Is your law firm prepared?
In this one-hour, CLE-eligible, webinar join Joshua Lenon, Clio’s lawyer in residence, and Rich Martin from Directives Online as they review what steps elder and estates lawyers need to take to document and preserve crucial online information when building a probate-focused law firm. Topics will include:
- Classifying digital assets
- Accessing online documents and communications post-mortem
- Comparing wills to trusts for online assets disposition
- Tools to manage decedents’ digital assets
The Supreme Court approved online sales taxes and a dangerous email bill advanced in California. The Supreme Court ruled states can collect sales tax from online retailers without a physical presence. A bill in California seeks to greatly expand the state's commercial email law and impose liability, though it was amended due to opposition. The European Union passed measures that could require platforms to pay for links to content and use automatic filtering, raising censorship concerns.
Who ownes the customer? Privacy in the connected age.jatharrison
The document discusses how customer data ownership has evolved over time as technology has advanced. In the 1980s, customers' personal data was owned by few entities like the government, doctors, and phone directories. With the rise of the internet, data became dispersed across many websites. Now with social media, customers share vast amounts of personal data, but often don't truly own it despite generating value for companies. The document argues that for a fair future, customers should own and manage their own personal data stores, choosing which companies can access it in exchange for valuable services. Laws must evolve to protect privacy and give customers control over their data.
This document summarizes key online marketing legislation including CAN-SPAM, Do Not Call, privacy policies, COPPA, and endorsements/affiliates. CAN-SPAM aims to limit spam emails while Do Not Call aims to eliminate unwanted phone calls. Privacy policies must be easily accessible and inform users how personal information is collected and used. COPPA requires obtaining parental consent before collecting information from children under 13. Endorsements and reviews must disclose any financial interests.
This document summarizes key topics in privacy and information security law that were discussed at an event on October 11, 2013. The following high-level points were made:
1. Social engineering, such as phishing attacks, poses one of the greatest threats to information security as many breaches involve a human element. Lack of employee training and ineffective internal controls contribute to this risk.
2. Recent changes to HIPAA and COPPA laws have expanded the definition of protected health information and children's personal data, respectively. Non-compliance can result in enforcement actions from the FTC.
3. Court decisions and amendments to state laws like CalOPPA in California have clarified privacy obligations for companies operating
This study investigated the effectiveness of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its Safe Harbor program. Through interviews and surveys with parents of children under 13, the study found:
1) Parents were largely unaware of COPPA or any Safe Harbor programs, and did not know if websites collected information from their children in accordance with COPPA.
2) Parents judged the safety of websites based on factors other than the presence of a Safe Harbor seal or reviewing the website's privacy policy.
3) Most parents would ignore unsolicited emails from websites or apps seeking parental consent, considering them spam.
Due to a lack of awareness, COPPA's regulations remained less effective and parents
The Brazilian Senate has passed amendments to the Minors Protection Law that criminalize child pornography on the Internet. The amendments expand the existing law by making it illegal to produce, distribute, or publish sexual images of minors through any medium, including digital photography and the Internet. Those convicted face 2-6 years in prison and fines, or 3-8 years if the offenses were committed for profit. The law also broadens who can be prosecuted for these crimes against children.
The document discusses best practices for using email and social networking for real estate purposes. It provides tips on how to create positive profiles, network effectively, and market listings online through video, photos and virtual tours. It also outlines legal requirements regarding commercial email under the CAN-SPAM Act and Florida regulations for internet advertising.
Online privacy concerns (and what we can do about it)Phil Cryer
User's online privacy is constantly in a state of flux. Witness Google's consolidation of their privacy polices, ever changing Facebook rules or how commerce determines how sites handle user data, and then note the lack of any opt-out for the user when these changes occur. Online entities make these changes not for the benefit of the user, but for the benefit of the shareholders, obviously, but if they can do this now, they can do it later. Simply put, a privacy policy today can change tomorrow; and user's privacy can be thrown by the wayside. Knowing this should signal an alarm for everyone to understand HOW their data is being stored and used online. We'll look at recent developments that have caused concern among privacy advocates, poke fun at some of the silly ways these new measures are sold to the populace and then cover what can be done to increase users' privacy online utilizing common sense and open source software. (Presented at the St. Louis Linux User's Group, June 20, 2013)
This document discusses the criminal issues that can arise from organizational use of social media. It notes that personal and company information posted on social media sites could enable identity theft or allow competitors to determine marketing strategies. The document also explains that most social media-related legal matters are civil rather than criminal, making legal recourse difficult and costly. It recommends limiting the amount of personal information disclosed on social media to reduce risks of fraud, impersonation, and information theft.
Navigating Privacy And Spam Compliance In Social Media Advertisingeldercomlaw
This presentation provides a general overview of what social media is, the types of advertising and promotional opportunities available to advertisers, and the compliance issues these may raise with resepct to Canadian privacy and anti-spam laws.
The document provides guidelines for charities on best practices for fundraising on the internet. It covers having a charity website and email communications, as well as relationships with third parties providing online services. It stresses the importance of transparency, obtaining consent when handling personal data, and having an Acceptable Use Policy to protect the charity and individuals from misuse of internet access. The guidelines aim to help charities manage their online presence and reputation.
Risk Factory: Security Lessons From the Online Adult Entertainment IndustryRisk Crew
The online adult entertainment industry understands cyber security better than most due to the "war zone" nature of their business online. They embrace new technologies, rigorously follow security best practices, and implement strict security policies to protect sensitive customer data and their systems from constant attacks. Other industries can learn important cyber security lessons around processes, people and technologies from how the online adult industry approaches security.
Data mining involves extracting and analyzing large amounts of data to find patterns. While it provides benefits to companies, some view it as an invasion of privacy. There is little regulation in the US on data mining. The government has broad powers to collect data under laws like the Patriot Act. Data breaches have compromised over 800 million records, revealing sensitive personal information. Retailers use data mining to target customers, while gamers mine data to learn about new game content. More regulation may be needed to protect personal privacy as data mining becomes more widespread.
The purpose of this article is to provide a quantitative analysis of privacy-compromising mechanisms on the top 1 million websites as determined by Alexa. It is demonstrated that nearly 9 in 10 websites leak user data to parties of which the user is likely unaware; more than 6 in 10 websites spawn third-party cookies; and more than 8 in 10 websites load Javascript code. Sites that leak user data contact an average of nine external domains. Most importantly, by tracing the flows of personal browsing histories on the Web, it is possible to discover the corporations that profit from tracking users. Although many companies track users online, the overall landscape is highly consolidated, with the top corporation, Google, tracking users on nearly 8 of 10 sites in the Alexa top 1 million. Finally, by consulting internal NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden, it has been determined that roughly one in five websites are potentially vulnerable to known NSA spying techniques at the time of analysis.
This document summarizes Mozilla's privacy policy. It explains that Mozilla is committed to transparency and protecting users' privacy. It defines personal information as information that identifies an individual, like name or email, and explains how Mozilla collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects users' personal information. It also covers Mozilla's practices regarding international data transfers, users under 13, and changes to the privacy policy. The policy aims to inform users about how Mozilla handles their personal information across its products and services in a concise yet comprehensive manner.
Chapter 8 and Chapters 6 & 7 (McHale)
The relationship between social commerce and e-commerce, the law of social advertising, and the children's online privacy protection act (COPPA)
Identity theft is a serious crime that occurs when someone uses another person's personal information without consent to commit fraud or theft. It is important to guard personal information by keeping documents secure, choosing strong passwords, and being careful online and on social media. If identity theft occurs, victims should contact financial institutions, police, and credit bureaus immediately.
The document discusses privacy issues related to big data and social media. It provides an overview of the historical development of privacy concepts and laws. It then summarizes key policies and practices around data collection and use for major social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Vine. The platforms track user behavior and interactions to various degrees to improve services, provide ads, and share some data with third parties. Users have some options to manage privacy settings but much of their data is still accessible and stored. The document also discusses Edward Snowden's NSA leaks and the importance of the Fourth Amendment.
The document discusses privacy issues related to big data and social media. It provides an overview of the development of privacy concepts and key laws/acts related to privacy of personal data and communications. It then summarizes the privacy policies of major social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr, Vine regarding what user data they collect and how they use and share it. It notes that most user data on social media is public unless privacy settings are changed. It concludes that users need to understand privacy policies to make informed decisions about participating on social media sites.
Virtual Assets in Probate
Estates lawyers need to learn the new issues surrounding digital assets and online communications. Are you documenting virtual assets? What are the wishes of the deceased on the disposal of online profiles? Have you preserved access to crucial internet communications and document storage? Estate law now goes beyond tangible property and must include virtual assets. Is your law firm prepared?
In this one-hour, CLE-eligible, webinar join Joshua Lenon, Clio’s lawyer in residence, and Rich Martin from Directives Online as they review what steps elder and estates lawyers need to take to document and preserve crucial online information when building a probate-focused law firm. Topics will include:
- Classifying digital assets
- Accessing online documents and communications post-mortem
- Comparing wills to trusts for online assets disposition
- Tools to manage decedents’ digital assets
The Supreme Court approved online sales taxes and a dangerous email bill advanced in California. The Supreme Court ruled states can collect sales tax from online retailers without a physical presence. A bill in California seeks to greatly expand the state's commercial email law and impose liability, though it was amended due to opposition. The European Union passed measures that could require platforms to pay for links to content and use automatic filtering, raising censorship concerns.
Who ownes the customer? Privacy in the connected age.jatharrison
The document discusses how customer data ownership has evolved over time as technology has advanced. In the 1980s, customers' personal data was owned by few entities like the government, doctors, and phone directories. With the rise of the internet, data became dispersed across many websites. Now with social media, customers share vast amounts of personal data, but often don't truly own it despite generating value for companies. The document argues that for a fair future, customers should own and manage their own personal data stores, choosing which companies can access it in exchange for valuable services. Laws must evolve to protect privacy and give customers control over their data.
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
False personation laws have been enacted at both the state and federal levels to prevent individuals from falsely assuming another person's identity to gain benefits or cause harm. Prior to 1998, these crimes were prosecuted under false personation statutes, but the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 made identity theft a separate federal crime with increased penalties of up to 15 years in prison. Subsequent laws like the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004 and Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2008 further strengthened penalties for identity theft and provided restitution for victims.
This document is the prepared statement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on safeguarding consumers' financial data before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security & International Trade & Finance. It discusses the FTC's efforts to promote data security through law enforcement actions against companies that fail to protect consumer information, consumer education initiatives, and calls for legislation to strengthen its authority to regulate data security standards and require breach notification. The FTC has settled 50 cases against companies for unreasonable data security practices and works to educate businesses and consumers on maintaining reasonable data protections.
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Business Medical Identity Theft faq Health Care Health Plan- Mark - Fullbright
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Small Businesses: Tips to Avoiding Fraudulent Chargebacks- Mark - Fullbright
Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright , Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free guide for merchants to protect themselves online & POS and to reduce their exposure to chargebacks and losses due to fraud.
• Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.
Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright , Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for consumers to protect themselves and reduce their exposure to identity theft.
Stay Safe, Stay Secure
*Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.
From Consumer to Citizen - Digital Media and Youth Civic Engagement- Mark - Fullbright
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.
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Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for consumers to protect themselves online and reduce their exposure to identity theft. Stay Safe, Stay Secure
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
1) The document provides guidelines for mobile app developers on marketing their apps in compliance with truth in advertising standards and basic privacy principles established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
2) It emphasizes telling the truth about an app's capabilities, clearly disclosing key information, building privacy considerations from the start like limiting data collection, and keeping user data secure.
3) Additional requirements apply to apps designed for children under 13 regarding collecting personal information in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The document discusses privacy rules for children's information online. It outlines that the United States has a law requiring websites aimed at kids under 13 to post a privacy policy explaining how they protect private information like names, addresses, and phone numbers. The law helps ensure websites don't share this data without permission or use it to contact or sell things to kids. Websites must have a clear link to their privacy policy so children and parents can understand how their information is handled.
In this Website Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”), we, Parallel Wireless, Inc. (“Parallel”) provide information about how we collect, use, store, and transfer personally identifiable information sent to us by you through our websites www.parallelwireless.com, www.lmlte.com, www.lmlte.org, and www.lmlte.net (collectively “the Site”). Our Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Use, accessible here http://www.slideshare.net/ParallelWireless/terms-and-conditions-39152878. By using the Site, you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
This document provides an overview of online privacy and recommendations for how parents and teachers can educate children about protecting their privacy online. It discusses being a good cybercitizen, the importance of reading website privacy policies, managing personal information shared online, and tools for teaching online safety. The goal is to empower children and students to safely enjoy the internet while understanding how to control their personal information and protect their privacy.
This document provides an overview of online privacy and offers guidance for parents and teachers on discussing privacy risks with children. It emphasizes that bringing ethical behavior online involves respecting others, practicing safety, and protecting personal information. The document outlines key aspects of privacy statements, social media, and legal protections like COPPA and privacy seals. Its goal is to educate readers so they can help children enjoy the internet safely.
The california consumer privacy act (ccpa) is in effect starting on january 1...RominaMariaBaltariu
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is in Effect Starting Today, January 1, 2020 - Which websites will CCPA impact? - 8 (easy) steps to be GDPR ready if you own a website - You are here: - Visitor Analytics
This document provides guidance on protecting personal privacy. It discusses how personal information is increasingly shared online through devices, accounts and transactions. Canadian privacy laws give individuals rights over how their personal data is collected and used by governments and businesses. The presentation outlines steps people can take to know their privacy rights, access their personal information, read organization privacy policies critically, raise concerns with how their data is handled, and use privacy settings to control what is shared. Protecting privacy involves understanding obligations on how information can be collected and used, consenting only to necessary data practices, and speaking up when rights may be violated.
How to (Legitimately) Engage with Kids on Social Media | Paul NunnJessica Tams
Delivered at Casual Connect Tel Aviv 2016. Despite exponential growth in kids’ internet usage, Silicon Valley has mostly worked with the assumption that nobody under 13 exists. How do content owners responsibly engage with kids without directing a nine-year-old to a Facebook page? Learn about the challenges of building a safe social infrastructure for under-13s, and how you can use dedicated kids’ social platforms to increase engagement with your content in a safe, compliant way.
Avoiding Privacy Pitfalls When Using Big Data in MarketingTokusoudeka
The document discusses best practices for using big data in marketing campaigns while avoiding privacy issues. It provides an overview of emerging technologies and the exponential growth of minable data. It also examines consumer attitudes toward data privacy and sharing. The document then reviews applicable privacy laws and regulations, such as the Video Privacy Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and others. It emphasizes that marketers should have a "culture of compliance" and considers practical examples of connecting different data sources like email and display advertising while protecting privacy.
Australian Privacy Principles - Updates presented by WiTH Collective & Marque...WiTH Collective
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This guide addresses the steps to take once a
breach has occured. For advice on implementing a
plan to protect consumers’ personal information, to
prevent breaches and unauthorized access, check
out the FTC’s Protecting Personal Information: A
Guide for Business and Start with Security: A Guide
for Business.
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1. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule:
A Six-Step Compliance Plan for Your Business
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s
consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and
online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. For example, if your company is
covered by COPPA, you need to have certain information in your privacy policy and get parental consent
before collecting some types of information from kids under 13.
Effective July 1, 2013, the FTC updated the COPPA Rule to reflect changes in technology. Violations can
result in law enforcement actions, including civil penalties, so compliance counts.
Here’s a step-by-step plan for determining if your company is covered by COPPA and what to do to
—
comply with the Rule.
Step 1: Determine if Your Company is a Website or Online
Service that Collects Personal Information from Kids
Under 13.
COPPA doesn’t apply to everyone operating a website or other online service. Put simply, COPPA applies
to operators of websites and online services that collect personal information from kids under 13. Here’s a
more specific way of determining if COPPA applies to you. You must comply with COPPA if:
Your website or online service is directed to children under 13 and you collect personal information
from them.
OR
Your website or online service is directed to children under 13 and you let others collect personal
information from them.
OR
Your website or online service is directed to a general audience, but you have actual knowledge that
you collect personal information from children under 13.
OR
Your company runs an ad network or plug-in, for example, and has actual knowledge that you collect
personal information from users of a website or service directed to children under 13.
Federal Trade Commission | business.ftc.gov
2. To determine if you’re covered by COPPA, look at how the Rule defines some key terms.
“Website or online service”
COPPA defines this term broadly. In addition to standard websites, examples of others covered by the
Rule include:
●● mobile apps that send or receive information online (like network-connected games, social
networking apps, or apps that deliver behaviorally-targeted ads),
●● nternet-enabled gaming platforms,
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●● plug-ins,
●● advertising networks,
●● nternet-enabled location-based services,
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●● voice-over internet protocol services.
“Directed to children under 13”
The FTC looks at a variety of factors to see if a site or service is directed to children under 13, including
the subject matter of the site or service, visual and audio content, the use of animated characters or other
child-oriented activities and incentives, the age of models, the presence of child celebrities or celebrities
who appeal to kids, ads on the site or service that are directed to children, and other reliable evidence
about the age of the actual or intended audience.
“Personal information”
Each of these is considered personal information under COPPA:
●● full name;
●● home or other physical address, including street name and city or town,
●● online contact information like an email address or other identifier that permits someone to contact a
person directly — for example, an IM identifier, VoIP identifier, or video chat identifier;
●● screen name or user name where it functions as online contact information;
●● telephone number;
●● Social Security number;
●● a persistent identifier that can be used to recognize a user over time and across different sites,
including a cookie number, an IP address, a processor or device serial number, or a unique device
identifier;
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3. ●● a photo, video, or audio file containing a child’s image or voice;
●● geolocation information sufficient to identify a street name and city or town; or
●● other information about the child or parent that is collected from the child and is combined with one
of these identifiers.
“Collect”
Under COPPA, you’re collecting information if you:
●● request, prompt, or encourage the submission of information, even if it’s optional;
●● let information be made publicly available (for example, with an open chat or posting function)
unless you take reasonable measures to delete all or virtually all personal information before postings
are public and delete all information from your records; or
●● passively track a child online.
If another company collects personal information through your child-directed site or service — through
an ad network or plug-in, for example — you’re responsible for complying with COPPA. If you have
actual knowledge that you’re collecting personal information directly from users of a child-directed site or
service, you’re responsible for complying with COPPA, too.
Step 2: Post a Privacy Policy that Complies with COPPA.
Assuming you’re covered by COPPA, the next step is to post a privacy policy. It must clearly and
comprehensively describe how personal information collected online from kids under 13 is handled.
The notice must describe not only your practices, but also the practices of any others collecting personal
information on your site or service — for example, plug-ins or ad networks.
Include a link to your privacy policy on your homepage and anywhere you collect personal information
from children. If you operate a site or service directed to a general audience, but have a separate section
for kids, post a link to your privacy policy on the homepage of the kids’ part of your site or service.
Make those links clear and prominent. Consider using a larger font or a different color type on a
contrasting background. A fineprint link at the bottom of the page or a link that isn’t distinguishable from
other links on your site won’t do the trick.
To comply with COPPA, your privacy policy should be clear and easy to read. Don’t add any unrelated or
confusing information. Here’s what your policy must include:
☑☑ A list of all operators collecting personal information. Name each operator collecting or
maintaining children’s personal information through your site or service. For each operator, include
a name and contact information (address, telephone number, and email address). If more than one
operator is collecting information, it’s okay to give contact information for only one as long as that
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4. operator will respond to all inquiries from parents about your site or service’s practices. Even so,
you still have to list all the operators in your privacy policy.
☑☑ A description of the personal information collected and how it’s used. Your policy must
describe:
⊲⊲ the types of personal information collected from children (for example, name, address, email
address, hobbies, etc.);
⊲⊲ how the personal information is collected — directly from the child or passively, say, through
cookies;
⊲⊲ how the personal information will be used (for example, for marketing to the child, notifying
contest winners, or allowing the child to make information publicly available through a chat
room); and
⊲⊲ whether you disclose personal information collected from kids to third parties. If you do, your
privacy policy must list the types of businesses you disclose information to (for example, ad
networks) and how they use the information.
●● A description of parental rights. Your privacy policy must tell parents:
⊲⊲ that you won’t require a child to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to
participate in an activity;
⊲⊲ that they can review their child’s personal information, direct you to delete it, and refuse to
allow any further collection or use of the child’s information;
⊲⊲ that they can agree to the collection and use of their child’s information, but still not allow
disclosure to third parties unless that’s part of the service (for example, social networking); and
⊲⊲ the procedures to follow to exercise their rights.
Step 3: Notify Parents Directly Before Collecting Personal
Information from Their Kids.
COPPA requires that you give parents “direct notice” before collecting information from their kids. In
addition, if you make a material change to the practices parents previously agreed to, you have to send an
updated direct notice.
The notice should be clear and easy to read. Don’t include any unrelated or confusing information. The
notice must tell parents:
●● that you collected their online contact information for the purpose of getting their consent;
●● that you want to collect personal information from their child;
●● that their consent is required for the collection, use, and disclosure of the information;
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5. ●● the specific personal information you want to collect and how it might be disclosed to others;
●● a link to your online privacy policy;
●● how the parent can give their consent; and
●● that if the parent doesn’t consent within a reasonable time, you’ll delete the parent’s online contact
information from your records.
In certain circumstances, it’s okay under COPPA to collect a narrow class of personal information without
getting parental consent. But you may still have to give parents direct notice of your activities. (See the
chart at the end for a list of those limited exceptions.)
Step 4: Get Parents’ Verifiable Consent Before Collecting
Information from Their Kids.
Before collecting, using or disclosing personal information from a child, you must get their parent’s
verifiable consent. How do you get that? COPPA leaves it up to you, but it’s important to choose a
method reasonably designed in light of available technology to ensure that the person giving the consent
is the child’s parent. If you have actual knowledge that you’re collecting personal information from a site
or service that is directed to children, you may get consent directly or through the child-directed site or
service.
Acceptable methods include having the parent:
●● sign a consent form and send it back to you via fax, mail, or electronic scan;
●● use a credit card, debit card, or other online payment system that provides notification of each
separate transaction to the account holder;
●● call a toll-free number staffed by trained personnel;
●● connect to trained personnel via a video conference; or
●● provide a copy of a form of government issued ID that you check against a database, as long as you
delete the identification from your records when you finish the verification process.
If you will use a child’s personal information only for internal purposes and won’t disclose it, you may use
a method known as “email plus.” Under that method, send an email to the parent and have them respond
with their consent. Then you must send a confirmation to the parent via email, letter, or phone call. If you
use email plus, you must let the parent know they can revoke their consent anytime.
You must give parents the option of allowing the collection and use of their child’s personal information
without agreeing to disclosing that information to third parties. If you make changes to the collection, use,
or disclosure practices the parent already agreed to, you must send the parent a new notice and get their
consent.
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6. Check the chart for the narrow exceptions to the general rule that you must get parental consent before
collecting personal information from kids. Even if you fall within an exception to the consent requirement,
you still may have specific notice requirements.
Step 5: Honor Parents’ Ongoing Rights with Respect to
Information Collected from Their Kids.
Even if parents have agreed that you may collect information from their kids, parents have ongoing rights
— and you have continuing obligations.
If a parent asks, you must:
●● give them a way to review the personal information collected from their child;
●● give them a way to revoke their consent and refuse the further use or collection of personal
information from their child; and
●● delete their child’s personal information.
Any time you’re communicating with a parent about personal information already collected from their
child, take reasonable steps to ensure you’re dealing with the child’s parent. At the same time, make
sure the method you use to give parents access to information collected from their kids isn’t unduly
burdensome on the parent. Under COPPA, it may be okay to terminate a service to a child if the parent
revokes consent, but only if the information at issue is reasonably necessary for the child’s participation in
that activity.
Step 6: Implement Reasonable Procedures to Protect the
Security of Kids’ Personal Information.
COPPA requires you to establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality,
security, and integrity of personal information collected from children. Minimize what you collect in
the first place. Take reasonable steps to release personal information only to service providers and third
parties capable of maintaining its confidentiality, security, and integrity. Get assurances they’ll live up
to those responsibilities. Hold on to personal information only as long as is reasonably necessary for the
purpose for which it was collected. Securely dispose of it once you no longer have a legitimate reason for
retaining it.
Looking for more about the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule? Visit the Children’s Privacy page
of the FTC’s Business Center. For additional advice, read Complying with COPPA: Frequently Asked
Questions. Visit OnGuard Online.gov for general information about protecting kids’ privacy online.
Email us at COPPAhotline@ftc.gov if you have other questions.
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7. The kind of
information you
may collect
child’s and parent’s
name and online contact
information
parent’s online contact
information
child’s online contact
information
Reason you may collect
information without
parental consent
To get verifiable parental
consent
To give voluntary notice to
a parent about their child’s
participation on a site or service
that doesn’t collect personal
information
To respond directly to a child’s
specific one-time request (for
example, if the child wants to
enter a contest)
If you collect information under
this exception, what you must tell
parents in your direct notice
You can’t use the information
to contact the child again and
you must delete it after you
respond to the request.
●● hyperlink to your privacy policy.
●● tell them they may refuse their child’s
participation and require that you delete
their contact information; and
●● tell them their online contact information
won’t be used for any other purpose;
You must delete their contact
information if you don’t get
consent within a reasonable
time.
You can’t otherwise collect,
You must:
use, or disclose the information.
●● tell parents you collected their online
contact information to let them know about
their child’s activities on a site or service
that doesn’t collect personal information;
Limits on how you may
use the information
In general, you must get a parent’s verifiable consent before collecting personal information from their child. But there are some limited
exceptions to that requirement that allow you to collect information without parental consent. Keep in mind that the kind of information you may
collect under each exception is narrow. You can’t collect anything more. Also, if you collect information under one of these exceptions, you can’t
use it or disclose it for any other purpose.
Limited Exceptions to COPPA’s Verifiable Parental Consent Requirement
8. The kind of
information you
may collect
child’s and parent’s
online contact information
child’s and parent’s
name and online contact
information
Reason you may collect
information without
parental consent
To respond directly more than
once to a child’s specific request
(for example, if the child want
to receive a newsletter)
To protect a child’s safety
Limits on how you may
use the information
●● hyperlink to your privacy policy
●● tell parents they may refuse to permit
the use of the contact information and
require you to delete it; and
●● tell parents the information won’t be
used or disclosed for any other purpose;
●● tell parents you collected the names and
contact information to protect a child’s
safety;
●● hyperlink to your privacy policy.
You must:
●● tell parents that if they don’t opt out,
you may use the child’s online contact
information for that purpose; and
●● tell parents the online contact information
won’t be used for any other purpose and
won’t be disclosed or combined with other
information;
●● tell parents you collected their child’s
online contact information to provide the
multiple communications they asked for;
●● tell parents you collected their online
contact information to let them know
their child has asked for multiple online
communications;
You must:
If you collect information under
this exception, what you must tell
parents in your direct notice
9. child’s name and online
contact information
persistent identifier
To protect the security or
integrity of your site or service,
to take precautions against
liability, to respond to judicial
process, or — as permitted by
law — to provide information to
law enforcement
To provide support for internal
operations of your site or
service.
●● fulfilling a child’s request
under the one-time contact or
multiple contact exceptions.
●● legal or regulatory compliance,
or
●● protecting the security or
integrity of the user or the site
●● serving contextual ads or
frequency capping,
●● authenticating users of the site
or personalizing content,
●● performing network
communications,
●● maintaining or analyzing the
functioning of the site,
This includes:
The kind of
information you
may collect
Reason you may collect
information without
parental consent
You can’t use personal
information other than a
persistent identifier for this
exception.
You can’t use the information
to contact a specific person,
conduct behavioral advertising,
or amass a profile on a person.
Limits on how you may
use the information
If you collect information under
this exception, what you must tell
parents in your direct notice
10. persistent identifier
If you have actual knowledge
that a person’s information
was collected through a childdirected site, but their previous
registration indicates the person
is 13 or over
●● you have already conducted
an age-screen of the person
indicating he or she is 13 or
over.
●● the person affirmatively
interacts with your site
or service to trigger the
collection; and
●● you collect only a persistent
identifier and no other
personal information;
This exception applies only if:
The kind of
information you
may collect
Reason you may collect
information without
parental consent
You can’t collect other personal
information.
Limits on how you may
use the information
If you collect information under
this exception, what you must tell
parents in your direct notice
11. For More Information
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair practices in the marketplace
and to provide information to businesses to help them comply with the law. For free information,
visit the BCP Business Center, business.ftc.gov. To file a complaint, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free,
1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. Watch a video, How to File a Complaint,
to learn more. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure
online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in
the U.S. and abroad.
Your Opportunity to Comment
The National Small Business Ombudsman and 10 Regional Fairness Boards collect comments from small
businesses about federal compliance and enforcement activities. Each year, the Ombudsman evaluates the
conduct of these activities and rates each agency’s responsiveness to small businesses. Small businesses
can comment to the Ombudsman without fear of reprisal. To comment, call toll-free 1-888-REGFAIR
(1-888-734-3247) or go to www.sba.gov/ombudsman.
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