The FTC denied an application for approval of a new mechanism for obtaining parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.

A new study reveals 30% of parents haven't had conversations with their children about cybersecurity.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested commentary following an application for new methods of obtaining parental consent using biometrics.

Following Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges, Microsoft will bay $20 million to settle Children's Online Protection Act (COPPA) violations. 

Twenty-five percent of U.S. parents report “frequently” worrying about their child being harmed at school, and that concern is up from 2009-2011, according to Gallup’s annual Crime poll, conducted Oct. 3-6, 2013.