The Act took effect in April 2000 and was revised in 2013. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) specifically aims to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13 by requesting parental consent for the collection or use of any personal information of the users. CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA) EPIC advocates for a dedicated agency to fully protect all individuals online and supports comprehensive federal privacy legislation.
Unfortunately, enforcement of the Act often falls behind new technology, tech companies’ mergers and acquisitions, and insufficient FTC action to stop violations. Accordingly, Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, one of the few federal privacy laws in the U.S.
Children are especially vulnerable to online privacy violations.
