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COPPA isn’t just for kids (apps). A warning about collecting user information.
Yelp recently agreed to pay a $450,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). According to the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) press release, the company violated the act by knowingly collecting personal information from app users who were under the age of 13. COPPA compliance efforts typically focus on companies with websites and apps that are directed to children. Yelp’s app publishes crowd-sourced reviews about local businesses. Not your typical kid app. So, why was Yelp investigated?...