Speeches

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects children's privacy online.  It is a powerful safeguard empowering parents to make decisions about how personal information from their child can be collected and used.  As the Federal Trade Commission nears its historic vote to ensure that COPPA addresses the range of digital data collection practices that threaten child privacy--including from behavioral profiling and geo-location targeting--here's a brief primer.

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects children's privacy online.  It is a powerful safeguard empowering parents to make decisions about how personal information from their child can be collected and used.  As the Federal Trade Commission nears its historic vote to ensure that COPPA addresses the range of digital data collection practices that threaten child privacy--including from behavioral profiling and geo-location targeting--here's a brief primer.

Facebook engaged in a "Thanksgiving surprise" last week, announcing changes to its "Rights and Responsibilities" system of involving users in its decisions on data collection and privacy.  It also announced plans designed to make additional collection of data readily available for them to use, including from so-called affiliates.  Through its Facebook Exchange and