Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR Part 312 RIN 3084-AB20 AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”). ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment. SUMMARY: The Commission is proposing to further modify the proposed definitions of personal information, support for internal operations, and Web site or online service directed to children, that the FTC has proposed previously under its Rule implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA Rule”), and further proposes to revise the Rule's definition of operator. These proposed revisions, which are based on the FTC's review of public comments and its enforcement experience, are intended to clarify the scope of the Rule and strengthen its protections for children's personal information. The Commission is not adopting any final amendments to the COPPA Rule at this time and continues to consider comments submitted in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in September 2011. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 10, 2012. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write “COPPA Rule Review, 16 CFR Part 312 , Project No. P104503” on your comment, and file your comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/​ftc/​2012copparulereview , by followin…