The FTC just released a policy statement regarding enforcement activities related to COPPA, which can be found at this link.

According to Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, age verification technologies are important child-protective technologies, and this policy statement “…incentivizes operators to use these innovative tools, empowering parents to protect

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All data controllers processing personal data under the age of 14 (“minors“) must now submit an annual report to Chinese data regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“). For 2025, the report must be submitted by 31 January 2026. There is no volume threshold, meaning that any data controller processing any

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