Concept
concept:children_s_online_privacy_protection_act
Also: COPPA
United States law discussed as protecting children online and as the basis for regulatory action against VTech.
United States law discussed as protecting children online and as the basis for regulatory action against VTech.
“The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, otherwise known as COPPA”
“the FTC did find VTech to have violated COPPA laws”
The legal framework cited in the episode concerning additional protections for children’s online data.
“which fall under The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | VTech | Attributed | 2 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | RockYou | Explicit | 33 |
VTech ASSOCIATED_WITH Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
The FTC found VTech had violated COPPA; VTech agreed to pay the fine while stating it had not violated any laws.
Attributed Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 2 Details
“the FTC did find VTech to have violated COPPA laws.”
“VTech agreed to pay the $650,000 fine imposed by the FTC but they also issued a press release saying they haven’t violated any laws.”
RockYou INVOLVES Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
The FTC determined that RockYou's handling of children's data violated requirements under COPPA.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 33 Details
“The FTC determined that RockYou had known that children were users on the site and they didn’t protect their data which put them in violation of these rules.”