{"id":2417,"date":"2026-02-27T00:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/ftc-declines-to-enforce-a-kids-privacy-law-for-data-collected-to-verify-users-ages\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:42:17","slug":"ftc-declines-to-enforce-a-kids-privacy-law-for-data-collected-to-verify-users-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/ftc-declines-to-enforce-a-kids-privacy-law-for-data-collected-to-verify-users-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users\u2019 ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A blurred out image of two people with a date entry form.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/STKS517_AGE_VERIFICATION_B.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not enforce a children&rsquo;s online privacy law against certain websites that collect and use minors&rsquo; personal data in order to verify their ages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u00ab\u00a0Age verification technologies are some of the most child-protective technologies to emerge in decades,\u00a0\u00bb Christopher Mufarrige, the director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/02\/ftc-issues-coppa-policy-statement-incentivize-use-age-verification-technologies-protect-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a press release<\/a>. \u00ab\u00a0Our statement incentivizes operators to use these innovative tools, empowering parents to protect their children online.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There are certain criteria that websites need to meet in order \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/885592\/ftc-age-verification-childrens-online-privacy-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not enforce a children&rsquo;s 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