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ARTICLE · 26 MAY 2022

FTC Warns Ed Tech Companies To Comply With COPPA

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In a new policy statement, adopted last week, the Federal Trade Commission made clear that companies that provide educational software and online services to students must comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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In a new policy statement, adopted last week, the Federal Trade Commission made clear that companies that provide educational software and online services to students must comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Under COPPA, companies cannot deny children access to educational technologies when their parents or school refuse to sign up for commercial surveillance. The FTC policy statement notes that data collection has become more extensive and ad targeting more sophisticated, while education technology has become more prominent in the COVID era. That combination could make children vulnerable to data privacy violations if ed tech companies try to skirt COPPA.

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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