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Popcorn Company Settles FTC Privacy Violation Charges
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American Pop Corn Company (APC) will pay $10,000 to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) by collecting personal...
Web Site Targeting Girls Settles FTC Privacy Charges
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Lisa Frank, Inc., manufacturer of popular girls’ toys and school supplies, and operator of a Web site featuring those products, will pay $30,000 in civil penalties to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission...
FTC Announces Settlements with Web Sites That Collected Children's Personal Data Without Parental Permission
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Marking the first anniversary of the effective date of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission announced settlements with three Web operators for violations of the...
FTC Announces Settlement With Bankrupt Website, Toysmart.com, Regarding Alleged Privacy Policy Violations
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In a settlement announced today by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, Toysmart.com ("Toysmart") has agreed to settle charges the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting to consumers...
Toysmart.com, LLC, and Toysmart.com, Inc.
Type of Action
Â鶹´«Ã½
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FTC Matter/File Number
X000075
May14
Interpretation of Rules and Guides for Electronic Media
The conference explored how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and CD-ROMs.
ByteDance, LTD., US v.
An investigation from the Division of Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection found TikTok/ByteDance violated a 2019 consent order for infringing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The DOJ is bringing a lawsuit on behalf of FTC for flagrantly violating COPPA and violating the 2019 order.
Type of Action
Â鶹´«Ã½
Case Status
Pending
Jan18
Open Commission Meeting -January 18, 2024
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Business Before the Commission: Presentation on Proposed Changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule and Presentation on Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (CARS Rule).
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Green lights, red flags, blue lobster: FTC Rules of the Road for Business heads to Cleveland
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Ohioans know how to handle the virtually impossible. Take Clawde, a rare blue lobster that was destined for a dinner plate this July when a sharp-eyed worker in a Cuyahoga Falls Red Lobster restaurant...
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Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC Rules of the Road for Business rocks on in Cleveland
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Natives and fans heartily agree that “Cleveland Rocks!†That’s why the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and its Ohio partners are ready to roll with the next installment of Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC Rules...
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Kids' Privacy (COPPA)
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): What Parents Should Know Congress and the FTC have taken special steps to assure that children under 13 years of age don’t share their personal...
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Where in the world? Warning letters address geolocation and COPPA coverage
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Remember that public service announcement: “It’s 8:00. Do you know where your children are?†Technology has given parents tools for answering that question. But under the Children’s Online Privacy...
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