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FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement on COPPA and Voice Recordings
By Smriti Chandrashekar
On October 23, 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued guidance on the online collection of certain audio voice recordings from children under the age of 13. The guidance, in the form of an “enforcement policy statement” discusses the application of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) to such recordings.
Read MoreEU-U.S. Privacy Shield Details Released
On February 29, 2016, the European Commission issued a draft “adequacy decision” introducing the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”). The Privacy Shield replaces the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework (“Safe Harbor”) as the new data transfer agreement legitimizing transfer of EU personal data to the U.S. by certifying participants. As described and linked to in the Commission’s press release, several U.S. government agencies have provided written commitments to enforce the Privacy Shield. These commitments will be published in the U.S. Federal Register.
Read MoreFTC Updates COPPA Verifiable Consent Guidance
The FTC has updated its Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) FAQs providing new guidance regarding verifiable parental consent, including an alternative method of verification, clarifying ability of operators to use third parties to obtain consent; and the potential liability of those third parties consent providers.
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