The FTC is committed to strengthening online privacy protections for children by enforcing new rules and urging Congress to update existing laws. The agency emphasizes the need for more effective age verification methods and greater parental control to protect children’s personal data online. #COPPA #ChildrensOnlinePrivacy
Keypoints
- The FTC is enforcing stricter rules under the revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).
- FTC Chair Ferguson calls on Congress to update the 30-year-old COPPA law to better protect children’s online privacy.
- Current age verification methods, like asking for a date of birth, are insufficient to prevent children under 13 from accessing platforms.
- The FTC aims to empower parents to control and delete their children’s data across online platforms.
- Concerns are raised about the extensive collection and use of children’s data by Big Tech companies and potential privacy violations.
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