Tag: Children's Privacy

  • Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today

    April 21, 2025

    Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule. After a nearly 6-year rulemaking process, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the updated COPPA Rule in January 2025, but it did not become effective until today’s publication. Finalizing the COPPA Rule improves the Commission’s ability to protect kids online. 

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Privacy Laws

    • Social Media Privacy

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • Arkansas Legislature Passes Privacy Bill Expanding Enhanced COPPA Protections to Teens

    April 18, 2025

    This week, the Arkansas Legislature passed the Arkansas Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717). The bill is modeled off the existing federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) framework but would build on COPPA’s existing protections extend those privacy protections for teens aged 13-16.

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Privacy Laws

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • Vermont Senate Passes Age-Appropriate Design Code

    March 14, 2025

    Yesterday the Vermont Senate passed Senate Bill 69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (Vermont AADC), on a bipartisan 25-5 vote. Last month EPIC testified in support of the bill and submitted additional written testimony.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates

  • EPIC Testifies in Support of Vermont Age Appropriate Design Code

    February 19, 2025

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Privacy Laws

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC Applauds Critical Updates to COPPA Rule, Strengthening FTC’s Ability to Protect Kids’ Privacy

    January 16, 2025

    The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) applauds today’s action by the Federal Trade Commission to strengthen and modernize the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. Approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote, the updated COPPA Rule illustrates the Commission’s strong, bipartisan commitment to protecting kids’ privacy and safety online.

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates

  • EPIC Urges Northern District of California to Reject NetChoice’s Request to Enjoin California Law to Regulate Addictive Feeds for Minors

    December 11, 2024

    On December 10, 2024, EPIC submitted an amicus brief in NetChoice v. Bonta, an important case about whether the First Amendment prevents the government from regulating harmful, content-neutral features on online platforms. EPIC’s brief urged the court to deny the tech industry trade association NetChoice’s request for a preliminary injunction that seeks prevent California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) from going into effect by declaring the law unconstitutional.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • The First Amendment

    • Updates

  • EPIC Urges NY Attorney General To Center Data Minimization and Age Determination Best Practices in Rulemaking for NY SAFE for Kids Act

    October 1, 2024

    Yesterday EPIC submitted comments with the Center for Digital Democracy urging the New York Attorney General to center privacy and age determination best practices in its rulemaking to implement the New York SAFE for Kids Act.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • The First Amendment

    • Updates

  • 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