The settlement between VTech Electronics Ltd. and the FTC in the first Internet-connected toys COPPA case is a reminder for companies looking to enter the connected toys space not to forget this child-focused law. The FTC complaint alleged that VTech violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the FTC’s COPPA Rule because it collected … Continue Reading
The Better Business Bureau’s Online Interest Based Advertising Accountability Program announced that that it will require interest-based video ads to provide notice and choice to viewers as of April 1, 2018, as we reported in our Advertising blog, in compliance with the Digital Advertising Alliance’s self-regulatory principles for interest-based advertising. As providers of interest-based video … Continue Reading
France’s data protection commissioner joins others in taking action against toymaker Genesis Toys related to its popular internet-connected toys My Friend Cayla and i-Que Robot. Last December, a number of consumer groups filed complaints with regulators in the U.S. and Europe raising privacy and security concerns about the toys. The groups asserted that the toys … Continue Reading
