Course Outline

Seat Time: 0.25hrs 

This course will introduce the learner to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, whose primary goal is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their children online. The learner will be able to apply knowledge of the law to commercial websites and online services directed to children under the age of 13. After completing this program, the learner will be able to understand:

• The roles and responsibilities of operators of aforementioned websites.
• Exceptions allowing operators to collect a child's email address without obtaining parent consent in advance.
• Privacy notices subject to the requirements of COPPA.

Course Topics

T1. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act: This topic will familiarize the learner with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act through a discussion of the details of the Act so that the learner can summarize and define the purpose of the Act.