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Divebell Partners with PrivacyCheq to Create Active Data Consent — the Holy Grail of Data Privacy - PR.com

In partnership with Divebell, the leading enterprise data discovery vendor, we have created "Active Data Consent", a completely new concept in data privacy protection.

Divebell Partners with PrivacyCheq to Create Active Data Consent — the Holy Grail of Data Privacy - PR.com Active Data Consent (TM) is an industry-first, end-to-end automated solution that enables you to keep up with the increasing complexity of consent management...

California Age-Appropriate Design Code Aims to Address Growing Concern About Children’s Online Privacy and Safety - Future of Privacy Forum

California's Age Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA) is making its way through the legislature and is likely to pass. For publishers and game developers, the ramifications are quite important. The age of consent is increased from 13 to 18 (meaning anyone less than 18 years old is considered a child). With vast swathes of online and mobile video, game and social sites being used by kids under 18, this regulation will trigger a tsunami of change for most popular sites. Of course, as always, PrivacyCheq will monitor this regulation and facilitate smooth compliance with minimal friction.

California Age-Appropriate Design Code Aims to Address Growing Concern About Children’s Online Privacy and Safety - Future of Privacy Forum On May 26, 2022, AB-2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA) unanimously passed the California Assembly and moved to the Senate for consideration. California Assembly Members Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton) proposed AB-2273, earlier this year.

President Biden Demands Action on Children’s Privacy, and Both Regulators and Industry Groups Are Quick to Respond | Morrison Foerster

It's election season, and we are seeing a lot of new noise about Child Privacy coming from DC. Child privacy is an easy sound bite topic because nobody is (publicly) against it. We have been through this cycle many times before, and unfortunately the follow through from the FTC on and other initiatives has disappointed. However let's all hope our elected officials do the right thing and actually complete some of these sound bite programs.

President Biden Demands Action on Children’s Privacy, and Both Regulators and Industry Groups Are Quick to Respond | Morrison Foerster Both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Better Business Bureau National Programs Center for Industry Self-Regulation (CISR) quickly responded to President Biden’s statement during this year’s State of the Union address that “[i]t’s time to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted...

Your kids’ apps are spying on them

According to this recent survey, 79% of Android apps that are used by children violate their privacy by tracking and gathering private data without consent.

Your kids’ apps are spying on them Apps are spying on our kids at a scale that should shock you.

Google Is Planning To Ditch Over 900K Apps From Play Store; Here's Why

Think laws like are no big deal? is deleting 890,000 apps and is deleting 650,000 from their app stores because they were not updated for new privacy regs. https://in.mashable.com/tech/31756/google-is-planning-to-ditch-over-900k-apps-from-play-store-heres-why

Google Is Planning To Ditch Over 900K Apps From Play Store; Here's Why In Google's example, there are 869,000 apps, whereas Apple has 650,000.

California pushes ahead with kids’ online safety proposals as Washington stalls

California again pushes the privacy field with a new proposed regulation covering children and the social and game platforms that cater to them.

California pushes ahead with kids’ online safety proposals as Washington stalls A California state panel advanced a proposal that would hold tech companies responsible for features that can be addictive and harmful, a measure that, if passed, could put California at …

Getting Children’s Privacy Right Requires Opening Your Eyes | AdExchanger

With increased FTC enforcement, it's gratifying to see the advertising industry finally begin to take child privacy seriously. This article just appeared in "Ad Exchanger", a top ad media property.

Getting Children’s Privacy Right Requires Opening Your Eyes | AdExchanger Child data protection compliance is hard to get right because it involves knowing the exact age of your audience – and applying different rules accordingly.

Meta adds basic parental supervision tools to its VR headset – TechCrunch

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Meta adds basic parental supervision tools to its VR headset – TechCrunch Despite releasing its first virtual reality headsets in May 2019, Meta is only now adding parental supervision tools to its Meta Quest VR headset.

Biden demands Congress protect kids online in State of the Union address

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/1/22957505/biden-children-kids-privacy-tech-facebook-instagram-frances-haugen-sotu

Biden demands Congress protect kids online in State of the Union address He wants to ban targeted advertising to kids

French court upholds 100 mln euro fine against Google for breaches linked to cookie policy • Data Protection News

The fines against continue to mount. €100M fine for upheld after appeal.

French court upholds 100 mln euro fine against Google for breaches linked to cookie policy • Data Protection News France's supreme administrative court upheld a decision by a DPA imposing a €100 million euro fine on Google for breaches linked to its cookies policy.

PrivacyCheq on LinkedIn: California AG Issues CCPA Non-Compliance Notices to Businesses Operating

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PrivacyCheq on LinkedIn: California AG Issues CCPA Non-Compliance Notices to Businesses Operating The newly set up California Privacy Protection Agency has issued its first enforcement actions, focusing on loyalty companies that have not properly...

Advertising Platform OpenX Will Pay $2 Million for Collecting Personal Information from Children in Violation of Children’s Privacy Law

Perhaps the first sign of the changes under Lena Khan, today the FTC announced a $2M fine against the OpenX advertising network for violations of . With COPPA enforcement getting new life and the California Privacy Protection Agency ramping up, 2022 is looking to be a year of change for all publishers and enterprises that address audiences including children under 16.

Advertising Platform OpenX Will Pay $2 Million for Collecting Personal Information from Children in Violation of Children’s Privacy Law California-based online advertising platform OpenX Technologies, Inc.

Amazon fined €746M for violating privacy rules

Big enforcement news from the EU- Amazon is getting fined over $800M for GDPR violations. The DPA responsible for the fines, is NOT the ICO, which is notorious for press releasing huge fines to British Airways and Marriott and then reducing them by 90%.

Amazon fined €746M for violating privacy rules Tech giant plans to appeal, says spokesperson.

CCPA Enforcement Case Examples

California has finally begun enforcing its law, 18 months after its inception. Today the new Attorney General Rob Bonta released a summary of 27 enforcement actions taken by the AG staff. Many of these infractions involved missing, deceptive or incorrect privacy notices that did not meet CCPA's requirements for "clear and easy to understand" notices.

CCPA Enforcement Case Examples The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is responsible for enforcing the CCPA. The OAG began sending notices of alleged noncompliance to companies on July 1, 2020, the first day CCPA enforcement began. Once a company is notified of alleged noncompliance, it has 30 days to cure that noncompliance. T...

Debit Card Apps for Kids Are Collecting a Shocking Amount of Personal Data

As long as there's money to be made by tracking children's activities, child privacy will be an important issue. We hope the new FTC Commissioner Lina Khan will prioritize enforcement of COPPA to stave off this trend.

Debit Card Apps for Kids Are Collecting a Shocking Amount of Personal Data Greenlight says it isn't currently selling data on kids' spending habits to advertisers, but its privacy policy suggests it could start anytime.

Dutch parents sue TikTok for €1.4 billion | DW | 02.06.2021

With enforcement of GDPR child privacy lagging in the EU, it's big news that a privacy advocate has taken the unusual (in the EU) step of pursuing legal action against TikTok for its poor child privacy.

Dutch parents sue TikTok for €1.4 billion | DW | 02.06.2021 A Dutch parents group claims that TikTok is putting children at risk with its content and is collecting too much data. They claim the Chinese smartphone app is in breach of EU law.

Senators Markey and Cassidy Propose Bipartisan Bill to Update Children’s Online Privacy Rules | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts

COPPA has begun to get a lot more attention due to the fact that it's the only US Federal regulation involving general online privacy, and it hasn't been enforced. Now many states are following California's lead and enacting their own privacy regulations, each one slightly different, which will lead to a patchwork of US privacy laws - the exact problem the European Union attempted to fix 5 years ago with GDPR.

Today a bipartisan proposal from Senators Ed Markey and Bill Cassidy hopes to raise the age limit of COPPA from 13 to 15, which would bring it in line with California's CCPA, which would be a huge change for all websites, mobile apps, games and social networks that have large audiences of children 13, 14 and 15 years of age.

Senators Markey and Cassidy Propose Bipartisan Bill to Update Children’s Online Privacy Rules | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts As children’s technology use skyrockets during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers call on...

Apple’s App Store hosted kiddie games with secret gambling dens inside

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/15/22386533/ios-app-scam-jungle-runner-magical-forest-apple-kosta

Apple’s App Store hosted kiddie games with secret gambling dens inside A totally different app when you open it from Turkey

PrivacyCheq's COPPA Child Privacy Compliance Tech Updated for New California Regulations

Little known fact: requires opt in from teenagers 13-16 before any data collection or sharing. Today, PrivacyCheq's ConsentCheq service upgraded to handle full compliance for CCPA teen publishers. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/privacycheqs-coppa-child-privacy-compliance-tech-updated-for-new-california-regulations-301222184.html?tc=eml_cleartime

PrivacyCheq's COPPA Child Privacy Compliance Tech Updated for New California Regulations /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PrivacyCheq announced that ConsentCheq, its flagship child privacy compliance enterprise software service has been updated to properly...

“Nutrition Label” style CCPA privacy notices, quick & easy. – PrivacyUX

Great advice from for EOY compliance.. make sure your notices work on mobile devices, for sight impaired customers, and offline. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=70c927e3-a6af-4566-a422-1f0a1a5059a8 Our new https://www.privacyux.com/livestart solves each of these issues.

“Nutrition Label” style CCPA privacy notices, quick & easy. – PrivacyUX

Apple’s data-collection ‘nutrition labels’ for apps will begin appearing next week

Today, over 2M app publishers are required to post Nutrition Label style notices for each app in the App Store, setting the new standard for Our PrivacyUX brings it to EVERY user touchpoint. https://martechtoday.com/apples-data-collection-nutrition-labels-for-apps-will-begin-appearing-next-week-245606

Apple’s data-collection ‘nutrition labels’ for apps will begin appearing next week Developers are now required to self-report to Apple on the data they collect from users. Very few will escape the new rules.

French food retail giant Carrefour fined €3m for GDPR breaches

French DPA CNIL fines food conglomerate $3M for violations including poor transparency, use of Cookies and other mgt gaffes. https://dataprotection.news/french-food-retail-giant-carrefour-fined-e3m-for-gdpr-breaches/ consent

French food retail giant Carrefour fined €3m for GDPR breaches The French multinational retailer Carrefour has been fined €3m for multiple data protection failings. Data protection agency CNIL has fined two companies of the Carrefour Group for breaches of GDPR…

noyb files complaints against Apple's tracking code "IDFA"

Another blow for files complaint against for its IDFA tracking tech under existing ePrivacy regulations, cleverly bypassing gridlocked DPAs. https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-complaints-against-apples-tracking-code-idfa

noyb files complaints against Apple's tracking code "IDFA" Online tracking identifiers (“cookies”) are well-known and highly controversial. Apple even introduced functions in their browser to block cookies – but who has ever heard about “IDFA”?

requires app publishers to fill out "Nutrition Label" style notices for all apps by Dec 8th. Our CEO explains why this is a big deal for consumer privacy. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thanks-apple-everyone-benefits-from-better-digital-privacy-roy-smith

Google removes three popular children’s apps from Play Store for privacy violations

removes 3 apps from its app store for child privacy violations. https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/google-removes-three-popular-childrens-apps-from-play-store-for-privacy-violations-102620.html

Google removes three popular children’s apps from Play Store for privacy violations Google has pulled three popular apps from the Google Play Store after finding that the apps violated its policies regarding the collection of children’s da

Instagram’s handling of kids’ data is now being probed in the EU – TechCrunch

Child trips up in the EU as regulators field complaints https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/19/instagrams-handling-of-kids-data-is-now-being-probed-in-the-eu/

Instagram’s handling of kids’ data is now being probed in the EU – TechCrunch Facebook’s lead data regulator in Europe has opened another two probes into its business empire — both focused on how the Instagram platform processes children’s information. The action by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), reported earlier by the Telegraph, comes m…

YouTube hit with UK class action style suit seeking $3BN+ for ‘unlawful’ use of kids’ data – TechCrunch

Legal class actions are becoming the new enforcement: First EU child privacy action filed against for €2.5 Billion. https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/14/youtube-hit-with-uk-class-action-style-suit-seeking-3bn-for-unlawful-use-of-kids-data/

YouTube hit with UK class action style suit seeking $3BN+ for ‘unlawful’ use of kids’ data – TechCrunch Another class action style lawsuit has been lodged against a tech giant in the UK alleging violations of privacy and seeking major damages. The latest representative action, filed against Google-owned YouTube, accuses the platform of routinely breaking UK and European data protection laws by unlawf....

California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Companies to Obtain Parental Consent for California-based Children Under 13 | Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

The Privacy regulation beat goes on. California AB1138 sent to Governor to sign; Also known as "CalCOPPA", this reg gives new Prop 24 enforcement agency CPPA the ability to police child privacy as the has never done. with https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2020/09/10/california-legislature-passes-bill-requiring-social-media-companies-to-obtain-parental-consent-for-california-based-children-under-13/

California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Companies to Obtain Parental Consent for California-based Children Under 13 | Privacy & Information Security Law Blog On September 8, 2020, AB-1138, the Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act, was enrolled and presented to the California Governor for signature. If signed into law by the Governor, the bill would require a business that operates a social media website or application, beginning July 1, 2021,...

Marketers are gathering data on your kids from the apps they use, study finds

Your preschooler's privacy is likely being violated by the child-centered games or educational apps he or she is playing -- perhaps on your very own smartphone or tablet.
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Marketers are gathering data on your kids from the apps they use, study finds Two-thirds of the apps used by preschool-age children in a new study collected and shared personally identifying information about the children using them.

With the continuing failure of the to enforce , class action suits may be an alternate motivator for big publishers. This 3 year old suit against Viacom, Disney, Kiloo was settled, with the pubs agreeing to stop gathering data on children. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5c274bdb-493c-4b1f-9021-b86607493811

TikTok Slapped With Fine in South Korea For Mishandling Children's Data

is under intense scrutiny all over the world under allegations of data mining and associated child privacy violations. South Korea just fined the company $1.5M for data grabs from children 14 and under. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/tiktok-slapped-with-fine-in-south-korea-for-mishandling-childrens-data-2718481.html

TikTok Slapped With Fine in South Korea For Mishandling Children's Data The Korea Communications Commission in its investigation found that TikTok collected that data of children under the age of 14 without consent from their legal guardians.

Social Media Platform Fined 100,000 USD by Washington State AG for COPPA Violations | Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

Did you know US States can enforce ? They can! Washington State announced a $100K fine against "We Heart It" a social media app. https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2020/07/07/social-media-platform-fined-100000-usd-by-washington-state-ag-for-coppa-violations/

Social Media Platform Fined 100,000 USD by Washington State AG for COPPA Violations | Privacy & Information Security Law Blog On June 24, 2020, the Washington State Attorney General announced that it had settled an enforcement action against the owners of a social media platform for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the Washington State Consumer Protection Act.

finalizes settlement with TenCent publisher MiniClip for falsely claiming compliance via a "Safe Harbor" CARU for 4 years. Important protip: has no "Safe Harbor" like . https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/07/ftc-gives-final-approval-settlement-digital-game-maker

A UT Dallas study of 100 mobile apps for kids found that 72 violated , meaning they are also in violation of (as of Jan 1, 2020). PrivacyCheq offers child privacy compliance for and publishers with audiences under 16. privacy.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200623145354.htm

Developer of Apps Popular with Children Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Data without Parental Consent

Mobile game publisher Hyperbeard negotiated its $4M fine down to $150K for multiple violations of COPPA by advertising SDKs included in their games. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/06/developer-apps-popular-children-agrees-settle-ftc-allegations-it

Developer of Apps Popular with Children Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Data without Parental Consent A developer of apps that are popular with children has agreed to pay $150,000 and to delete personal information it illegally collected from children under 13 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations.

Swiss Digital Game Developer Settles FTC Allegations that it Falsely Claimed it was a Member of COPPA Safe Harbor Program

Swiss game publisher MiniClip cited by for falsely claiming to be covered by "safe harbor" . Wrist slapped, no fine for MiniClip. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/05/swiss-digital-game-developer-settles-ftc-allegations-it-falsely

Swiss Digital Game Developer Settles FTC Allegations that it Falsely Claimed it was a Member of COPPA Safe Harbor Program

Tusla becomes first organisation fined for GDPR rule breach

The first enforcement related to child has come in Ireland to a state agency TUSLA. GDPR's child privacy rules resemble very closely, PrivacyCheq offers operational compliance services for companies that interact with children. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/tusla-becomes-first-organisation-fined-for-gdpr-rule-breach-1.4255692

Tusla becomes first organisation fined for GDPR rule breach Agency fined €75,000 over three cases where data about children was wrongly disclosed