FTC proposes strengthening children's online privacy rules to address tracking, push notifications
https://apnews.com/article/ftc-children-social-media-games-coppa-352ba63293832ee930f0c137aac735de
The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how online companies can track and advertise to children, including turning off targeted ads to kids under 13 by default and limiting push notifications.
The federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parents’ consent before collecting personal information of children under 13. COPPA was enacted in 1998, went into effect in 2000 and was last updated a decade ago.