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FTC Won't Delay Implementing Updated Children's Privacy Rules Six months to come into compliance with Coppa is 'adequate'

Websites and mobile apps directed to kids under 13 won't get any extra wiggle room to come into compliance with new digital privacy regulations. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously…

May 6, 2013, 4:08 PM EDT

Bayer Threatened With Lawsuit Over Marketing for One A Day Claims vitamins will prevent disease, CSPI says

Bayer could be facing multiple lawsuits over disease-preventing claims for its One A Day multivitamins. Warning that it might sue Bayer, the Center for Science in the Public Interest laid…

May 6, 2013, 2:34 PM EDT

FTC Issues FAQ Guidance on Updated Children's Privacy Rules Kids websites and apps have 10 weeks to implement changes

Four months after the Federal Trade Commission passed sweeping updates to the children's online privacy law, the agency released a key document that websites and mobile apps directed to children…

April 25, 2013, 2:43 PM EDT

Privacy Groups to FTC: Don't Delay Coppa [Updated] Orgs accuse IAB, Apps Alliance of stalling implementation

The Federal Trade Commission is getting quite an earful over the pending July 1 implementation date for the updates to the children's online privacy laws. On Monday, a request for…

April 23, 2013, 11:13 AM EDT

Poll: Targeted Advertising Is Not the Bogeyman [Updated] Nearly 70% like at least some tailored Internet ads

Consumers may be worried about Internet privacy, but targeted advertising is the least of them. In fact, only 4 percent were concerned about behavioral targeting, according to a Zogby Analytics…

April 18, 2013, 6:05 AM EDT

FTC Chair Stuns Advertisers Advertisers feel 2-year DAA program overlooked

In her first speech before the advertising industry, newly minted Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez called once again for a universal solution for Do Not Track. While Ramirez didn't…

April 17, 2013, 12:21 PM EDT

Want to Opt Out of Targeted Mobile Ads? There's an App for That Meets forthcoming DAA mobile privacy standards

The mobile counterpart to the ad industry's ad choices self-regulatory program that allows consumers to opt-out of online-targeted ads is finally here. And yes, there's an app for it. Called Ad…

April 11, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT

Facebook Tries to Get Ahead of Privacy Concerns Over Home App doesn't do anything the social net doesn't already, it says

Facebook is trying to get ahead of the privacy debate over Facebook Home, the social network's new skin that turns Android phones into Facebook phones. In a Q&A released Friday evening,…

April 6, 2013, 3:29 PM EDT

Are Retailers Selling Violent Content to Children? FTC survey finds more stores, movie theaters turning away underage kids

Here's some new data sure to stir the debate over the impacts of media and entertainment violence on children. A new survey from the Federal Trade Commission found that more…

March 25, 2013, 1:45 PM EDT

Google Glass Stirs Up Privacy Debate in D.C. Google says it's still too early

Several stories are popping up on news sites stirring up privacy panic over Google Glass, a sort of wearable smartphone. While the glasses look relatively unassuming on the user and…

March 19, 2013, 9:45 AM EDT

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