Showing posts with label Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Show all posts

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Privacy Rules Apply To Connected Toys, FTC Says; Digital News Daily, June 28, 2017

Wendy Davis, Digital News Daily; Privacy Rules Apply To Connected Toys, FTC Says

"A federal law that limits companies' ability to collect data from children applies to businesses that gather data from connected toys and other devices, the Federal Trade Commission says.

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which initially regulated data collection at Web sites, also "can apply to the growing list of connected devices that make up the Internet of Things," the FTC said in guidance issued last week."