FTC issues warning for COPPA noncompliance

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned children's WEb site operators through an e-mail initiative requiring them to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The FTC's action stems from its staffers' Web surfing to check on children's sites for COPPA compliance. It was found that approximately half of the sites visited were in violation of COPPA. Specific site names were not released although e- mails were being sent to several sites.

Online information services

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Experian pays $950K in 'free credit repots' flsp

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Experian is being fined for 950 thousand dollars by Federal Trade Commission for violating section five of FTC Act. The firms ConsumerInfo.com collected huge amounts from customers promising them with free credit reports.

On-Line Information Services, Database Vendors, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Information retrieval services, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Subsidiary-to-parent activities, Consumer Protection Laws, Company legal issue, Cases, Database industry, Consumer protection, United States. Federal Trade Commission, False advertising, Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Experian Information Solutions Inc.

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Another committee starts data hearing

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The details pertaining to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation's questioning of data providers with respect to the need for laws regarding identity theft and data brokers, are presented.

General services, Computer and Data Processing Services, Legislative Bodies, Commerce, Science & Transportation, Interpretation and construction, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Prevention, Company systems management, Information management, Powers and duties, Information law, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Identity theft

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