The FTC’s New Age Verification Policy: Safe Passage Through the COPPA Catch-22—But Biometric, State, and Global Questions Remain
For years, digital platforms have faced a regulatory paradox at the heart of children’s privacy compliance. Under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), obligations turn on several factors: whether a service is primarily directed to children, whether it is a mixed-audience platform that opts to implement age-screening, and which categories of personal information are …
