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  On February 27, 2019, the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed stipulated order for civil penalties and other reliefs against Musical.ly for violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from kids without parental consent. The $5.7 million civil penalty is the FTC’s largest ever under COPPA. […]

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a self-regulatory advertising unit approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, recently found issues with the advertising approach taken by two mobile applications for kids: KleptoCats and My Talking Tom. CARU monitors advertising and privacy practices and determines whether such […]

On January 8, 2018, the FTC announced that VTech Electronics Limited and its US subsidiary (VTech) agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a claim that the companies violated children’s privacy through the commercialization of some connected toys. Allegedly VTech violated COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998) by collecting personal information from children […]

Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).   From http://www.business.ftc.gov/documents/Complying-with-COPPA-Frequently-Asked-Questions “COPPA applies to operators of commercial websites and online services (including mobile apps) directed to children under 13 that collect, use, or disclose personal information from children.  It […]

On September 16, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought a complaint against Yelp Inc for violation of  Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 312. 16 C.F.R. Part 312 applies to any operator of a commercial website or online service that has actual knowledge that it collects, uses, and/or discloses personal information from […]

On September 16, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought a complaint against TinyCo Inc for violation of the Commission’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 312. 16 C.F.R. Part 312 applies to any operator of a commercial website or online service that has actual knowledge that it collects, uses, and/or discloses personal information […]

On April 7, 2014, the District Court held that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has authority to bring an unfair trade practice claim involving data security without formally issuing regulations before bringing such claim. Defendants used a computer system that handled reservations and payment card transactions while storing consumers’ personal information, “including names, addresses, email […]

  In my talk I will go ahead analyzing the approach of American will provide some elements to understand benefits and risks of cloud computing from an American lawyer’s perspective. I ethics opinions on cloud computing. Then, I will discuss the different implications of privacy law on cloud computing under an American perspective, as opposed to a […]

  In my talk I will provide some elements to understand benefits and risks of cloud computing from an American lawyer’s perspective. I will go ahead analyzing the approach of American ethics opinions on cloud computing. Then, I will discuss the different implications of privacy law on cloud computing under an American perspective, as opposed to […]

The Report examines the 2000 survey addressing internet privacy issues in light of the four FIPPs (i) notice; (ii) choice; (iii) access; (iv) Security From the document’s conclusion: “The Commission believes that industry’s limited success in implementing fair informationpractices online, as well as ongoing consumer concerns about Internet privacy, make this the appropriate time for […]