Fact · Dictation software
The COPPA Rule requires operators of covered services to give parents direct notice and obtain verifiable parental consent before they collect, use or disclose personal information from children under 13.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“requires that operators provide direct and online notice to parents and obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13 years of age”
Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule: final amendments (Federal Register, April 22, 2025), Federal Trade Commission, Federal Register (US Government Publishing Office), 2025, Background, description of the COPPA Rule.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence appears in the Federal Register's background section, where the FTC describes the Rule before its April 2025 amendments take effect.
- What it does not show
- The rule covers operators of websites and online services directed to children under 13, or with actual knowledge that they collect personal information from them. Whether a given dictation app is covered is a legal question, so ask the vendor or a lawyer.