Dec 11 2008
A Costly COPPA Mistake
The FTC announced today that Sony BMG Music has agreed to pay a $1 million fine to settle charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
COPPA requires website operators to meet specific requirements prior to collecting children’s personal information, including:
- posting a privacy policy with a notice of what information it collects from children and how it uses such information;
- obtaining verifiable parental consent prior to collecting, using or disclosing children’s information; and
- providing parents with the option to consent to the collection and internal use of their children’s information without consenting to disclosure to third parties.
The Act applies to any website that has actual knowledge it collects, uses and disclosed personal information from children. Continue Reading »
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