FTC publishes updates to children’s privacy rule, easing fears that Trump admin would nix it

The Federal Trade Commission finalized and published a stricter COPPA rule, effective June 23, that strengthens children’s online privacy by requiring annual risk-monitored information security programs, clearer disclosures of data collection/use and third-party recipients, stricter retention/deletion practices, and separate verifiable parental consent for data sharing outside the operator. Despite uncertainty under new Chair Andrew Ferguson, the rule’s publication in the Federal Register confirms implementation; advocates call it the most significant federal change in decades, while related legislative efforts (COPPA 2.0 and KOSPA) failed to pass.