United States of America: FTC and DoJ lawsuit against Amazon for alleged violation of the COPPA Rule
Progress
Current status
concluded
19 Jul 2023 concluded
31 May 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced settlement in FTC and DoJ lawsuit against Amazon for alleged violation of COPPA
On 19 July 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced they reached a settlement with Amazon over violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) the Children’s Online Privacy Protection …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Filed FTC and DoJ lawsuit against Amazon for alleged violation of the COPPA Rule
On 31 May 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a complaint on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Amazon over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). According to a complaint, Ama…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority