Wednesday, December 19, 2012

FTC Revises Child Online Privacy Protection Act, Now Includes Social Networks & Apps

FTC Revises Child Online Privacy Protection Act, Now Includes Social Networks & Apps

New times require new rules. That is why the Federal Trade Commission is updating its decade-old rule surrounding children's online privacy. This time, the FTC wants to include social networks and smartphone apps. The report comes after a complaint was made by the Center for Digital Democracy to ban Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Diner Dash from Apple's App Store for collecting email addresses from its very young players.

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