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Did you forget about COPPA? Here are 170 million reasons to remember it.Did you forget about COPPA? Here are 170 million reasons to remember it.

Sep 6, 2019

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Tik Tok goes the privacy enforcement clock. Still think your games are immune to privacy concerns?Tik Tok goes the privacy enforcement clock. Still think your games are immune to privacy concerns?

Jul 8, 2019

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3 Big COPPA Class Action Suits Prove Privacy Tsunami is Coming

3 Big COPPA Class Action Suits Prove Privacy Tsunami is Coming

Attention Game Publishers: The Privacy Tsunami is Coming, Get Ready!

Attention Game Publishers: The Privacy Tsunami is Coming, Get Ready!

What “GDPR Compliance” will really mean to game publishers. It’s about Privacy by Design.

What “GDPR Compliance” will really mean to game publishers. It’s about Privacy by Design.

Privacy and Games – GDPR, Brexit, And Privacy Shield.. Oh My!

Privacy and Games – GDPR, Brexit, And Privacy Shield.. Oh My!

Privacy: How will GDPR and Privacy Shield Impact the Game Biz?

Privacy: How will GDPR and Privacy Shield Impact the Game Biz?

The FTC has finally enforced COPPA 2.0. Here's what you need to know.

The FTC has finally enforced COPPA 2.0. Here's what you need to know.

The VTech hack marks the end of the "Wild West" phase of gaming.

The VTech hack marks the end of the "Wild West" phase of gaming.

The Safe Harbor privacy debacle – How will it affect mobile games?

The Safe Harbor privacy debacle – How will it affect mobile games?

COPPA celebrates 2nd birthday - a Q&A with a child privacy advocate

COPPA celebrates 2nd birthday - a Q&A with a child privacy advocate

Is “Apple Compliant” the same as “COPPA Compliant”?

Is “Apple Compliant” the same as “COPPA Compliant”?

Is COPPA Avoidance a Strategy for COPPA Compliance?

Is COPPA Avoidance a Strategy for COPPA Compliance?

Apple and Google (Finally) Get Serious About COPPA

Apple and Google (Finally) Get Serious About COPPA

A Scary Example of Why You Should Care About PII and COPPA

A Scary Example of Why You Should Care About PII and COPPA

What Does a COPPA Compliant Game Really Look Like?

What Does a COPPA Compliant Game Really Look Like?

Where Were You The Day COPPA 2.0 Became Real? That Was Yesterday.

Where Were You The Day COPPA 2.0 Became Real? That Was Yesterday.

Thoughts on the FTC’s policing of In App Purchases and “Friendly Fraud”

Thoughts on the FTC’s policing of In App Purchases and “Friendly Fraud”

What Could Be Better Than COPPA? Ever Heard of CalOPPA? You Will!

What Could Be Better Than COPPA? Ever Heard of CalOPPA? You Will!

Content, Commerce & Privacy… The 3 “Live Rails” of Mobile Games

Content, Commerce & Privacy… The 3 “Live Rails” of Mobile Games

July 1, 2014 - Happy Birthday, COPPA!

July 1, 2014 - Happy Birthday, COPPA!

Thoughts on Apple’s new iOS8 Family Sharing and “Ask To Buy”

Thoughts on Apple’s new iOS8 Family Sharing and “Ask To Buy”

Thoughts on the FTC’s SnapChat Settlement

Thoughts on the FTC’s SnapChat Settlement

Unpacking "Actual Knowledge" for COPPA Compliance

Unpacking "Actual Knowledge" for COPPA Compliance

Audience Specific COPPA Compliance Approaches 101

Audience Specific COPPA Compliance Approaches 101

Subject to COPPA? Survey Says…

Subject to COPPA? Survey Says…

"Email Plus" Not "All That" for COPPA Compliance

"Email Plus" Not "All That" for COPPA Compliance

GDC 2014: I’m on a Mission

GDC 2014: I’m on a Mission

COPPA Loophole Debunked

COPPA Loophole Debunked

COPPA 1.0 vs. COPPA 2.0: There's a New Sheriff in Town

COPPA 1.0 vs. COPPA 2.0: There's a New Sheriff in Town

COPPA: When Parents Change Their Mind

COPPA: When Parents Change Their Mind

Predictions for 2014: Game Developers Caught Between a Rock & a Hard Place

Predictions for 2014: Game Developers Caught Between a Rock & a Hard Place

In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2014: An Audit

In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2014: An Audit

POLITICO focuses in on COPPA

POLITICO focuses in on COPPA

The FTC Judgment against Apple… was this the first COPPA 2.0 Fine?

The FTC Judgment against Apple… was this the first COPPA 2.0 Fine?

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