Image via WikipediaCOPPA - Children's Online Privacy ProtectionIn this title:
(1) CHILD.—The term "child" means an individual under the age of 13.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information from children under 13. The new rules spell out what a Web site operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online.
The Federal Trade Commission staff prepared this guide to help you comply with the new requirements for protecting children's privacy online and understand the FTC's enforcement authority.
OPPA sets forth a framework of fair information practices governing the collection, access to, and use of personal information by website directed to children. The Act does not apply to general audience websites; however, operators of such sites, who have specific sections for children or actual knowledge of children using their site, must follow the COPPA regulations. Also, COPPA applies to foreign websites that are directed at US children.
- Center for Media EducationTIn July 1999, the Washington-based public education organization The Center for Media Education (CME) surveyed 155 children's Web sites in order to ascertain how many of these sites infringed upon the personal privacy of young visitors. Included in the report was a list of the 80 most popular sites for children, as determined by the CME.
- Web of Deception: Threats to Children from Online Marketing, CME.
- Privacy Online, FTC report to Congress, March 1988.
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