1. COPPA and YOU Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act

2.

IANAL

3. What it is

Protect children's privacy online.

Applies to operators who knowingly collect personally identifiable information from kids under 13, or who's site is directed at children.

4. Why care?

Will anyone think of the children?

You will get fined:

• Etch-A-Sketch "birthday club" $35k

• Hershey Foods $80k

• Ms. Fields Cookies $100k

• Xanga $1million

5. No problem

If you don't have a site targeted at children.

If you do not knowingly collect any info from anyone under 13.

Ask age neutrally.

Delete info soon as you find it

6. If you want teh kiddies

Moderate posts before making public

Clearly post privacy policy.

Provide info and way to opt-out.

Only collect what is necessary.

Protect the info.

Obtain parental consent...

7. Parental consent methods

Signed from via mail or fax

Credit card transaction

Phone call

Email with digital signature

or maybe...

let someone else deal with it?

8. OpenID for Kids?

OpenID provider deals with COPPA.

Attribute Exchange to detect parental consent.

Sites send activity to ID provider.

Everyone wins!

9. links

www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm

OpenIDforKids.com