Tag: Children's Privacy

U.S. Sues TikTok for Significant Child Privacy Violations

August 8, 2024

This week the Department of Justice sued TikTok for “flagrantly violating” the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”), and a FTC Consent Order from 2019 as a result of previous COPPA and FTC Act violations.

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC and 48 Civil Society Organizations Send Joint Statement to New EU Presidency to Withdraw CSA Regulation that Would Break Encryption.

July 2, 2024

EPIC and 48 civil society organizations sent a joint statement to the new president of the EU reiterating our concerns over the proposed

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Encryption

• International Privacy

• Updates

EPIC Urges UK Department for Education to Consider Privacy and Safety of Transgender Children in New Guidance

March 13, 2024

On March 12, EPIC submitted comments to the UK Department for Education regarding its draft consultation on gender questioning kids. The Draft Consultation is meant to guide schools and colleges in England on policies regarding requests by transgender children to socially transition, such as name and pronoun changes.

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Student Privacy

• Updates

EPIC Applauds FTC’s Modernization of COPPA Rule, Recommends Improvements to Curb Behavioral Advertising and Protect Privacy for Children Online

March 12, 2024

In comments filed yesterday with the FTC, EPIC applauded the Commission’s efforts to modernize the COPPA Rule and introduced several recommendations to improve the efficacy of the proposed changes to the Rule.

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Updates

FTC Proposes Rules to Strengthen Children’s Privacy Law 

December 21, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking this week introducing major changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule.

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Updates

EPIC Urges the Department of Education to Invest in Strong Privacy Safeguards when Funding EdTech through Seedlings to Scale

November 20, 2023

In comments filed November 13th, EPIC urged the Department of Education to establish safeguards that guide the development and deployment of any AI technologies funded by the Seedlings to Scale program. The Department of Education filed a Request for Information asking for insight to guide its efforts in funding technology intended to improve educational outcomes for all students.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Government AI Use

• Student Privacy

• Updates

EPIC Urges NTIA to Back Data Minimization, Address Wide Range of Harms to Minors Online

November 17, 2023

As children and teens continue spend so much of their lives online in recreational, social and educational settings, it has become clear that existing laws and regulations do not sufficiently protect minors from online harms. In the face of emerging risks from AI and other technologies, EPIC recommended that the NTIA center safeguards like data minimization or a ban on targeted advertising to minors in any of its future recommendations.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Children's Privacy

• Commercial AI Use

• Data Protection

• Student Privacy

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Back FTC’s Move to Bar Meta From Monetizing Children’s Data

June 13, 2023

EPIC, the Center for Digital Democracy, Fairplay, US PIRG, and 30 other organizations today sent a letter to the FTC supporting the Commission's efforts to modify and strengthen its 2020 privacy order against Meta.

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Updates

FTC Announces $25 Million Fine Against Amazon for Kids Privacy Violations

May 31, 2023

Today the Federal Trade Commission announced a major enforcement action against Amazon, moving to fine the tech and retail giant $25 million and requiring updated data deletion practices.

• Big Data

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Awards Johnny Ryan, Beeban Kidron as EPIC International Privacy Champions

May 31, 2023

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• Updates