Archive for August, 2009
Twitter, Facebook, COPPA. The Yoursphere Difference
As previously shared, COPPA (The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ) requires websites that allow children under the age of 13 to join, or that collect information from children to: Post a privacy policy on the homepage of the website and link to the privacy policy everywhere personal information is collected. Provide notice to parents [...]
Understanding The Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
COPPA: http://www.ftc.gov/coppa/ The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), passed by Congress in October 1998, requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue and enforce rules concerning children’s online privacy. The FTC issued the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule in November 1999; it has been in effect since April 21, 2000. The Rule’s primary goal: [...]
Meet Kajeet
When I find a company, a brand, an individual or cause that shares the same values for youth that we do at Yoursphere, I like to share. Meet Kajeet. Kajeet is a cell phone service made for kids, and the first US cell phone carrier to win the iParenting Media Award for 2009 Excellent Products in [...]
Mary Kay is a nationally-recognized Internet safety expert and the founder of 
