We’ve been pointing out the fundamental contradiction at the heart of mandatory age verification laws for years now. To verify someone’s age online, you have to collect personal data fr…
Can people in the United States bring action themselves under the COPPA, or is it only the FTC? In some countries anyone can start a prosecution for criminal laws. It’d be interesting if that was the case here. Parents bringing a case against <giant-cloud-company> for violating COPPA. The FTC promising not to prosecute probably isn’t a defence (though it may be mitigation for sentencing)
Can people in the United States bring action themselves under the COPPA, or is it only the FTC? In some countries anyone can start a prosecution for criminal laws. It’d be interesting if that was the case here. Parents bringing a case against <giant-cloud-company> for violating COPPA. The FTC promising not to prosecute probably isn’t a defence (though it may be mitigation for sentencing)