NEWS: FTC Wants to Expand Coverage of Children's Privacy Rule (USA)

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has proposed to add online advertising networks and makers of browser plug-ins to the entities required to get parental permission when they collect and use personal information on websites targeted at children.

The FTC on Wednesdaypublished proposed changesto the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, a set of regulations that require websites targeted at children to get parental permission before collecting personal data and allows parents to prohibit the sites from sharing that information with third parties.

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