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By Adrianne Appel2023-06-26T15:58:00
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent children’s privacy enforcement activity leaves no doubt businesses must make complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) a top priority.
COPPA, which took effect in 2000, prohibits commercial websites and online services from collecting, keeping, using, and disclosing the personal information of children under 13 years old, unless a parent approves.
Earlier this month, the FTC and Department of Justice (DOJ) fined Microsoft $20 million for allegedly violating COPPA through its Xbox video game platform. The agencies alleged from 2015-20 Microsoft collected children’s information, such as full names, email addresses, birth dates, and phone numbers, in the process of setting up their accounts prior to obtaining parental consent and held onto that information even when children didn’t complete the sign-up process.
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2023-12-21T15:01:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to strengthen data security requirements and modernize certain aspects of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule.
2023-10-02T19:40:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Federal Trade Commission is partnering with Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to fight cross-border fraud, with other consumer protection authorities invited to join in the future.
2023-06-06T14:31:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Microsoft agreed to pay $20 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission addressing allegations its Xbox video game platform illegally collected and retained the personal information of children.
2024-07-02T20:35:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Three former executives of Chicago-based Outcome Health, a healthcare technology company, were sentenced for misleading an auditor, clients, lenders, and investors about a scheme to sell $45 million in overbilled advertisements.
2024-07-02T14:42:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A home health company operating in Indiana, Ohio, and Texas agreed to pay nearly $4.5 million to settle allegations it filed false claims by giving sports tickets and other kickbacks to assisted living facilities in exchange for referrals.
2024-07-02T13:50:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank will pay a total of $63 million penalties to California and the Federal Reserve Board to settle charges that its anti-money laundering program failed to properly monitor more than $1 trillion worth of customer transactions.
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