Federal Trade Commission
Education
Ed-Tech Company's Bankruptcy Leads FTC to Step In on Data Privacy
The potential sale of 20 million student records by ConnectEDU, an ed-tech company that filed for bankruptcy in April, draws action from the Federal Trade Commission.
Privacy & Security
Proposed Sale of Student Data Prompts FTC Intervention
The Federal Trade Commission wants to protect 20 million private student records that are considered "assets" in ConnectEDU's proposed bankruptcy sale.
Federal
Data-Mining Faces New Privacy Rules
The new policies aim to close loopholes that the Federal Trade Commission says too often allow websites and online services to gather personal information improperly from students.
Classroom Technology
News in Brief
Online-Privacy Rules For Children Revised
The Federal Trade Commission has approved revised rules that spell out the types of information that cannot be collected from children without their parents' permission.
Privacy & Security
New Federal Rules on Children's Privacy Set for Digital Devices
The Federal Trade Commission finalized rules that specify the types of personal information that cannot be collected from children without parental notice and consent.
Privacy & Security
SpongeBob App Violates Child Privacy Laws, Complaint Says
A complaint filed with the FTC by the Center for Digital Democracy says SpongeBob Diner Dash collects children's personal information without parental consent.
Classroom Technology
Social Media Linked to Apps, Whether Parents Like it or Not
The Federal Trade Commission reveals the extent to which apps allow students to connect to social media, often without parents' knowledge.
Curriculum
Mobile Apps Collecting Personal Information From Children, Federal Report Finds
A report by the Federal Trade Commission says many mobile devices and games today aimed at children fail to disclose to parents the personal information they are collecting.
Privacy & Security
Coalition Calls for Modernizing COPPA
A coalition has submitted formal documents to the Federal Trade Commission recommending modernization of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Virtual-World Safety
Nineteen of 27 virtual online worlds evaluated by the Federal Trade Commission contained either sexually or violently explicit content, says a report by the agency.
School & District Management
FTC Tackles Safety in Virtual Worlds, Internet Consumerism
Recent projects by the Federal Trade Commission address the prevalence of inappropriate content in virtual worlds and issues related to online consumerism.
Education
Report Roundup
Study: Children Watch Fewer TV Advertisements
Children see fewer commercial advertisements on television today, especially for food products, than they did in the late 1970s, a study by the Federal Trade Commission reports.
Curriculum
Amazon Faulted on Child Privacy
A dozen national consumer-protection groups have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the giant online retailer Amazon.com Inc. for allegedly violating the 1998 Children's Online Protection Privacy Act, or COPPA.
Law & Courts
FTC to Companies: Follow Rules On Sharing Student Data
Two companies have settled a complaint brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission that they sold personal information about high school students to commercial marketers.