Keypoint: Bill would expand COPPA to protect 13 to 15 year olds.
On May 11, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Bill Cassidy (R-La) introduced the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. The legislation seeks to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6505, to “strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors.”
Congress enacted COPPA over twenty years ago in 1998. The Federal Trade Commission published regulations in April 2000 and amended regulations in January 2013. In July 2020, the FTC published updated FAQs, but the FTC stated that the FAQs were only intended to declutter and reorganize the existing FAQs.
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Echelon exposed riders’ account data, thanks to a leaky API
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Peloton wasn’t the only at-home workout giant exposing private account data. Rival exercise giant Echelon also had a leaky API that let virtually anyone access riders’ account information.
Fitness technology company Echelon, like Peloton, offers a range of workout hardware bikes, rowers and a treadmill as a cheaper alternative for members to exercise at home. Its app also lets members join virtual classes without the need for workout equipment.
But Jan Masters, a security researcher at Pen Test Partners, found that Echelon’s API allowed him to access the account data including name, city, age, sex, phone number, weight, birthday and workout statistics and history of any other member in a live or pre-recorded class. The API also disclosed some information about members’ workout equipment, such as its serial number.
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ATG NEWS RELEASE: HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL CLARE E. CONNORS JOINS COALITION OF 44 ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGING FACEBOOK TO ABANDON LAUNCH OF INSTAGRAM KIDS
Posted on May 13, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom
HONOLULU – Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 44 attorneys general led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Nebraska Attorney General Douglas Peterson, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan urging Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, citing serious concerns about the safety and well-being of children and the harm social media poses to young people.
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