Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

COPPA is the "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998" and concerns anyone under 13. It places restrictions on sites knowingly collecting information on children under the age of 13 and limits enticing children to go beyond their normal activities when children are online (in order to obtain more personal preference data). According to the revised documents, operators are required "to keep secure the information they collect from children,and prohibits them from conditioning children’s participation in activities on the collection of more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in such activities" (3972).

See Also: Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

References:

"Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule; Final Rule." Federal Register 78:12 (17 Jan 2003): 3972-4014. Print.

Also see: "Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA")." Federal Trade Commission. Federal Trade Commission, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2014. <http://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule>.