The first updates to the COPPA Rule since 2013 impose new obligations for sharing children’s personal information with third parties.
By Jennifer C. Archie, Marissa R. Boynton, Michael H. Rubin, Molly O’Malley Clarke, and Elizabeth Yin
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published the final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule)1 in the Federal Register. The published amendments will become effective on June 23, 2025
Slaughter discusses the FTC’s priorities under the new administration, including ed-tech, health apps, and racial equity.
By Jennifer Archie, Michael Rubin, Marissa Boynton, and Jimmy Smith
On February 10, 2021, in her first major speech as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission (the Commission, or the FTC), Rebecca Slaughter discussed the Commission’s enforcement priorities under the new administration — with a particular focus on deterring problematic data practices.
In her opening remarks at the Future of Privacy Forum, Slaughter stated that she would urge innovation and creativity and the use of all tools available to the Commission in order to bring about the best outcomes for consumers and to deter problematic privacy and data security practices.[i] She also noted that enhanced enforcement around ed-tech, health apps, and racial equity would be priorities for the new administration. In particular, Slaughter mentioned two types of relief that she believes the Commission should focus on going forward: disgorgement and effective consumer notice.
By Michael Rubin, Scott Jones, Cooper Rekrut
On September 19, 2017, Judge Donato of the Northern District of California ruled on Defendant D-Link System Inc.’s (D-Link) Motion to Dismiss, which challenged claims by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that D-Link’s conduct constituted unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.
The FTC’s complaint alleges that D-Link failed to implement adequate data security with respect to router and IP cameras it marketed and sold to the public. According to the FTC’s complaint, D-Link’s router and IP cameras were susceptible to well-known exploits and other vulnerabilities that left consumers at risk of compromise by hackers. The FTC alleged that these practices were both deceptive (contrary to D-Link’s representations about the security of their products) and unfair (caused or were likely to cause substantial injury to consumers).
By Jennifer Archie and Rebekah Lewis
The Obama Administration has unveiled a 50-page blueprint for consumer data privacy, including a recommendation for a federally legislated and FTC-enforced Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. While it would not alter existing laws, the legislation would extend privacy protections to unregulated sectors and preempt conflicting state law. The Administration’s framework also recommends a national standard for security breach notifications.
The report proposes an immediate “multistakeholder process” to develop enforceable codes of conduct, and embraces
