The Federal Trade Commission is seeking industry and public comment on rules its proposing to implement the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
The measure, designed to protect the privacy of information about children under 13 years of age, was signed into law last Oct. 21 by President Clinton.
The FTC, required by the law to develop implementing rules, is proposing that all commercial sites on the World Wide Web directed to children or that collect information from children under the age of 13 be required to post notices about their practices on their sites; obtain verifiable parental consent-either by credit card, signed document or some other form of verification – before collecting and disseminating that information.
The FTC’s proposal includes a provision that would permit parents or legal guardians of children under 13, with proper identification, to review the information and stop its disclosure.
It also includes a provision that would certify industry self-regulatory programs that comply both with the law and the FTC’s final rules.
Comments on the proposals must be filed with the FTC by June 11 in preparation for a workshop the agency plans to hold on July 20.
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