Tell the Federal Trade Commission to Pass New Policies to Protect Kids’ Online Privacy

Update COPPA to Help Parents Protect Kids from Online Marketers

Since 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has protected children under 13 by requiring that commercial websites seek parental consent before gathering kids’ personal information.

But times have changed. Today, many kids are almost always connected to the Internet — and marketers know it. Mobile phones, tablets and gaming devices have changed the landscape of the Internet, and COPPA needs to change, too.

Today, corporations are collecting children’s data through invasive “behavioral” tracking. Using these techniques, marketers track kids’ behavior by leaving “invisible” cookies and other identifiers. Companies also collect children’s location data when they use mobile devices. With this data, marketers can directly target kids with tailored ads all around the Internet.

The new COPPA rules would give parents and caregivers control over the data that corporations can collect from children. However, not surprisingly, these proposed rules have sparked opposition from powerful industry lobbyists. Companies that stand to profit by manipulating children and violating their privacy want to undermine the protections an updated COPPA would provide.

It’s time to strengthen the legislation that has done so much to protect children over the past 14 years.

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We, the undersigned, call on the Federal Trade Commission to pass new rules to bring the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act up to date. The new rules will empower parents and caregivers to control how their children’s personal information is collected and used. We urge the Commission to help parents protect children’s online privacy from corporate marketers.

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Number Date Name Location Add a Comment
7260 Wed Apr 17 21:08:37 EDT 2013 John Sodrel New Albany, IN
7259 Fri Apr 12 09:08:26 EDT 2013 Elizabeth Thompson Metuchen, NJ
7258 Thu Mar 28 16:36:28 EDT 2013 kacey CA
7257 Sun Mar 17 23:57:18 EDT 2013 Ed Dunn Drexel Hill, PA
7256 Thu Mar 14 15:15:48 EDT 2013 Leslie Tawnamaia Cabot, VT
7255 Sat Feb 09 22:06:19 EST 2013 Harold Denenberg Langhorne, PA
7254 Thu Feb 07 02:08:03 EST 2013 SUSAN GILLESPIE COVINGTON, WA
7253 Mon Feb 04 19:05:11 EST 2013 Ryan Hammond Lowell, MA
7252 Mon Feb 04 12:59:42 EST 2013 Catherine Hart Mt. Airy, MD
7251 Sat Feb 02 11:57:15 EST 2013 Linda Jones Ontario, CA
7250 Sun Jan 20 00:07:48 EST 2013 Ralph Notaro Colonia, NJ
7249 Mon Dec 10 11:41:51 EST 2012 Michael Klein Akron, OH Please protect my children. They are attracted to the free online games and they readily agree to the requirements to enter. I fear what they are giving away or opening themselves up to.
7248 Fri Dec 07 16:01:26 EST 2012 Donald Proud Ann Arbor, MI
7247 Tue Dec 04 15:49:36 EST 2012 Kenna Smoot Calabasas, CA
7246 Mon Dec 03 23:46:34 EST 2012 Russell Petricka Northfield, MN
7245 Mon Dec 03 00:31:33 EST 2012 cindy sims dallas, TX
7244 Sat Dec 01 08:51:16 EST 2012 J Lowe Falls Church, VA
7243 Wed Nov 28 19:10:32 EST 2012 J Lowe Falls Church, VA
7242 Sun Nov 25 23:19:48 EST 2012 Diane Givens Canton, MA
7241 Sun Nov 25 19:17:02 EST 2012 Ethan Perry Duluth, MN
7240 Sun Nov 25 18:35:02 EST 2012 Christopher Dent Gainesville, FL
7239 Sat Nov 24 21:41:01 EST 2012 Jeanne Schlatter Coshocton, OH
7238 Sat Nov 24 15:16:52 EST 2012 Ginny Schneider Henniker, NH
7237 Sun Nov 18 16:08:29 EST 2012 Holly Chisholm Oxford, MI
7236 Sun Nov 18 14:45:18 EST 2012 Anonymous CO
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