COPs You Won

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COPs You Wont See on TV

• Good COPPA? Bad COPPA?
• Art Wolinsky
• awolinsky_at_oii.orgLaurie Maak
• lauriem_at_inforen.org
• Full Version and Additional Resources
• http//oii.org/il2000

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Know Your COPs

• COPA
• Childrens Online Protection Act
• Found unconstitutional in 1999
• COPA commission drafted new legislation that is
  pending today
• Deals with filtering adult content

• COPPA
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
• Enacted in 1998
• Became effective April 20, 2000
• Deals with protecting privacy of children

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Three Key Aspects of COPPA

• Disclosure
• Privacy Policy
• Easily Found
• Easily Understood
• Clearly states what is being collected and how it
  is being used
• Identifies any third party who has access to it

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Three Key Aspects of COPPA

• Information Collection
• Must get verifiable parental consent if
  personally identifiable information is being
  collected on child under 13
• Email is NOT acceptable for parental consent
• Written letter, fax, and electronic signatures
  are ok
• Credit card is ok
• 800 number is ok
• Verification is a nightmare to web sites

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Three Key Aspects of COPPA

• Safety
• If technology is being used that allows children
  under 13 to share personal information, even
  accidentally or for an instant, parental consent
  must be given
• Adds to nightmare created by information
  collection aspect

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COPs Resources

• WiredKids http//www.wiredkids.org
• Federal Trade Commission Kidz Pagehttp//www.ftc.
  gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html
• FTC Web Site Training Presentationhttp//www.ftc.
  gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/files/coppa-ful
  l.htm
• Southern Regional Schools AUPhttp//www.srsd.org/
  board/aup.html
• September MMS Articlehttp//www.srsd.org/board/au
  p.html
• COPA Updatehttp//www.thestandard.net/article/dis
  play/0,1151,19802,00.html

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COPPA and Schools

• School and non-profit sites are exempt
• Schools and teachers can still be liable
• Should educate teachers, students, and parents
• Must update AUPs to reflect COPPA
• General statement
• COPPA for parents
• COPPA for students

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Take Positive Action

• Dont debate. Educate!
• Educate about COPPA
• Educate about online safety
• Education about information literacy
• Educate about the Net Generation
• Contribute to WiredKids
• Join the Adsit challenge
• Help develop the best filter ever created

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The One Between the Ears!!!