Proposed COPPA changes would expand biometrics definition

Forty-three U.S. states acting as a group have told the Federal Trade Commission they want it to update and strengthen requirements that companies have to follow as part of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

No, please, says a technology business think tank. The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation says changes proposed by the FTC would go beyond the legislative intent of COPPA, hurting productivity and innovation “for little benefit.”

The FTC is considering new prohibitions on …

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