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6 April 2016

Two Application Developers Settle FTC Charges Of COPPA Violations

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On December 17, 2015, two application developers settled a charge to pay a combined $360,000 in civil penalties for noncompliance with 2013 amendments to the COPPA.
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On December 17, 2015, two application developers settled a charge to pay a combined $360,000 in civil penalties for noncompliance with 2013 amendments to the COPPA. According to the FTC complaint, the developers allowed third-party advertisers to collect "persistent identifiers" from children without parental consent for collection and use of the information.

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