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Security, Privacy and the Law

Security and privacy issues encountered by businesses often require immediate and discreet solutions. We cover topics that arise from guiding our clients through the process of complying with the ever-growing number of state, federal and international laws governing information security, identity theft, surveillance and other privacy issues.

Security, Privacy and the Law
The Amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Regulations:  What Your Business Needs to Know
Blog July 06, 2026
This change has been a long time in the making.  On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published final amendments to COPPA, marking the first major change to COPPA since 2013…
FTC to App Developers: Your Vendors’ COPPA Missteps Are Your Own
Blog September 08, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission has once again reminded the mobile ecosystem that compliance obligations under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) do not stop at an app developer’s door…
FTC Seeks to Send a Message about COPPA and Schools
Blog June 20, 2023
In late May, the Federal Trade Commission sought an injunction in the Northern District of California against Edmodo, which has historically offered school districts a virtual classroom platform with tools for assignments, quizzes, and similar items.  The FTC argues that Edmodo violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by failing to obtain parental consent to certain disclosures of children's personal information. As the FTC has long expressed in guidance…
Cybersecurity 2019 — The Year in Preview: COPPA, the GDPR, and Protecting Childrens Data
Blog December 19, 2018
Editors' Note:  This is the second in our third annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity during the coming year.  Our previous entry was on energy and security.  Up next:  trends in state data privacy enforcement. Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May 2018, one of the most common questions for practitioners is what the GDPR means for children…

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The Foley Hoag Security, Privacy and the Law Blog focuses on the security and privacy issues encountered by businesses that often require immediate and discreet solutions. Here we cover topics that arise from guiding our clients through the process of complying with the ever-growing number of state, federal and international laws governing information security, identity theft, surveillance and other privacy issues.

Our lawyers assist clients with questions on how to legally and ethically investigate abusive e-mail, take down infringing Web sites, maintain surveillance of company facilities and information systems, and remediate breaches of security. We work with clients to ensure the legality and success of existing security policies and protocols and help them develop new programs when necessary. Our lawyers have managed unexpected crises ranging from surprise inspections by government investigators to obtaining emergency court orders needed to secure stolen company computers from rogue insiders.

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