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Released: December 20, 2012
FTC unveils broader rules to protect kids’ privacy online
Source: David Lazarus, L.A.Times (Free Registration)
In a major step to protect kids' online privacy, the Federal Trade Commission has unveiled new rules that require mobile apps and websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children.
The new rules — the first major update to federal laws on children's online privacy in 14 years — require a parent's consent to collect those kinds of personal details that can be used to identify, locate or contact a child and pass that information on to third parties.
Under the broader rules, the FTC said companies must get permission from parents before collecting photographs and videos as well as deploying tracking tools, such as cookies, which use IP addresses and mobile device IDs to follow a child on the Web.
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