[ NNSquad ] FTC veering badly off course yet again -- COPPA run amok

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

FTC veering badly off course yet again -- COPPA run amok

http://j.mp/QoWewe  (ars technica)

   "It's not a perfect system, but it has worked fairly well in limiting
    the amount of information collected from children-while leaving the
    rest of the Internet alone. But now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
    is proposing changes to COPPA that could create barriers to innovation
    and access to information for everyone."

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Both proposals seem technically impractical, with large risks of major
collateral damage -- without significantly improving children's safety.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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