Surrounding a breakfast seminar, which was held at Davis & Gilbert today entitled, “Complying with the FTC’s Final Amendments to its COPPA Rule: What You Need to Know,” I thought a great post would be to examine that very topic. In addition, I had the chance to speak to Wayne Keeley Director of the Children’s… Continue Reading
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FTC Announces Mobile Privacy Disclosure Guidelines
Posted in Advertising, Marketing, Mobile, PrivacyFebruary 1st was a big day for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Not only did the FTC release its report regarding mobile privacy disclosures, it also announced that it had reached a settlement with Path, a social networking app, which agreed to pay $800,000 to settle charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information… Continue Reading
FTC Amends COPPA to Strengthen Children’s Privacy Protections
Posted in Advertising, Digital, Marketing, MobileThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ended 2012 with a bang by adopting final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For those of us who work in children’s advertising, these long awaited amendments came as no surprise. The final amendment, which goes into effect on July 1, 2013, came only weeks after the… Continue Reading