The Federal Trade Commission announced 2 developers, LAI Systems, LLC, and Retro Dreamer, are paying the combined settlement of $360,000 in civil penalties for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA.
The FTC claimed and discovered that LAI Systems "allowed third-party advertisers to collect personal information from children in the form of persistent identifiers." $60,000 is the penalty.
Retro Dreamer, and its principals, Craig E. Sharpe and Gavin S. Bowman will pay a $300,000 penalty.
Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection had plenty to disclose on the matter.
"It's vital that companies understand the rules of the road when it comes to handling children's personal information online. These cases make it clear that we're closely watching this space to ensure children's privacy online is being protected."
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