QuestionQ21

Workplace Privacy

How does Matt decide to report the marketer’s conduct?

  • A The marketer failed to make an adequate attempt to provide Matt with information
  • B The marketer did not provide evidence that the prize books were appropriate for children
  • C The marketer seems to have distributed his son’s information without Matt’s permission
  • D The marketer failed to identify himself and indicate the purpose of the messages
Explanation

COPPA requires operators of child-directed commercial online services to make reasonable efforts to give parents direct notice of their information practices and, with limited exceptions, obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting a child’s personal information. Collecting a 10-year-old’s identifying information through a child-targeted survey without adequately notifying the parent violates that requirement.

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