COPs You Won’t See on TV Good COPPA? Bad COPPA? Art Wolinsky Laurie Maak Full Version and Additional Resources

Know Your COPs COPA –Children’s Online Protection Act –Found unconstitutional in 1999 –COPA commission drafted new legislation that is pending today –Deals with filtering adult content COPPA –Children's Online Privacy Protection Act –Enacted in 1998 –Became effective April 20, 2000 –Deals with protecting privacy of children

Three Key Aspects of COPPA Disclosure –Privacy Policy Easily Found Easily Understood Clearly states what is being collected and how it is being used Identifies any third party who has access to it

Three Key Aspects of COPPA Information Collection –Must get verifiable parental consent if personally identifiable information is being collected on child under 13 is NOT acceptable for parental consent Written letter, fax, and electronic signatures are ok Credit card is ok 800 number is ok –Verification is a nightmare to web sites

Three Key Aspects of COPPA Safety –If technology is being used that allows children under 13 to share personal information, even accidentally or for an instant, parental consent must be given –Adds to nightmare created by information collection aspect

COPs Resources WiredKids Federal Trade Commission Kidz Page FTC Web Site Training Presentation Southern Regional Schools AUP September MMS Article COPA Update

COPPA and Schools School and non-profit sites are exempt Schools and teachers can still be liable –Should educate teachers, students, and parents –Must update AUPs to reflect COPPA General statement COPPA for parents COPPA for students

Take Positive Action Don’t debate. Educate! –Educate about COPPA –Educate about online safety –Education about information literacy –Educate about the Net Generation –Contribute to WiredKids –Join the Adsit challenge –Help develop the best filter ever created

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