FOSI responds to The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) released today their final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).
“We must be careful not to sacrifice the robust production of online learning tools for kids, parents and teachers in exchange for minimal online safety improvements. We are pleased to see some moderation on the part of the FTC from the initial proposals earlier this year, but we are concerned that the FTC created too much of a regulatory burden through these expanded rules, and people will simply not create content for kids. We don’t want to sacrifice the great potential of amazing interactive online tools for marginal improvements in privacy protections.”
– Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI