App developers again have access to the FTC’s...
App developers again have access to the FTC’s guidelines for complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, after the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) reposted them Thursday (http://bit.ly/1a2xj8E). When the government shut down Tuesday, the FTC took down its…
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website, leaving critical information for developers inaccessible. ACT works with more than 5,000 small and mid-size app developers and often partners with the FTC to educate these developers on COPPA compliance. Immediately after the shutdown, ACT started hearing requests for the guidelines from developers through ACT’s online forum of roughly 1,500 app developers, ACT Executive Director Morgan Reed said in an interview. Reed worried about the economic hit to developers if they delayed app production for the duration of the shutdown. “Even though the COPPA guidelines are not available online, app developers must still comply with the law,” Reed said. “The developer community needs this guidance to make apps that meet regulatory standards. ACT has answered the call from its members seeking this information and posted it online so all children’s app makers can continue making family-friendly apps for kids.”