This month, the Federal Trade Commission updated its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule Compliance Guide in its ongoing effort to ensure that COPPA reflects changes in technology, including the Internet of Things. Although the FTC’s update confirms that COPPA applies to IoT devices, it does not provide meaningful guidance to operators regarding how to effectively implement the COPPA requirements in the unique IoT context.
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Website Operators Need To Know COPPA
If you’ve got a website, you could have a problem. Welcome to the COPPA Rule, a complicated FTC regulation with (a) potentially expensive ramification, and (b) some new provisions about to take effect.
