Christopher Cwalina is a partner in our
Washington, D.C. office.
Yesterday, the FTC announced it would not delay the July 1, 2013
date for implementation of the updated Children's Online
Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). (Link to Commission Letter). The
Commission noted that implementation of the updated rule marks the
culmination of a three-year process and that during that period,
the Commission noted, FTC staff have conducted numerous meetings
and consultations with organizations and individual businesses on
how to ensure compliance with the new rule, and recently
issued FAQs.
The Commission noted that petitioners seeking to extend the
compliance date "have not raised any concrete facts to
demonstrate that a delay is necessary." With regard to
specific issues raised, the Commission addresses them in
turn.
