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Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule: final amendments (Federal Register, April 22, 2025)
Federal Trade Commission, Federal Register (US Government Publishing Office), 2025
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- What it is
- The official text of the Federal Trade Commission's final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, which extend the definition of personal information to biometric identifiers.
- How much weight it carries
- The primary legal text as published in the Federal Register. It sets the rule, not how any app complies with it, and a legal review is needed for any specific product or service.
Facts taken from this source
- The FTC's amended children's privacy rule adds biometric identifiers that can be used to recognize a person to the definition of personal information.
“biometric identifiers that can be used for the automated or semi-automated recognition of an individual” (Final amendments, definition of personal information)
- 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.
“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” (Background, description of the COPPA Rule)
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