{"id":43900,"date":"2024-01-29T18:04:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/ftc-extends-deadline-by-60-days-for-commission-decision-on-esrb-application-for-new-consent-mechanism-under-coppa\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T18:04:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:04:52","slug":"ftc-extends-deadline-by-60-days-for-commission-decision-on-esrb-application-for-new-consent-mechanism-under-coppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/ftc-extends-deadline-by-60-days-for-commission-decision-on-esrb-application-for-new-consent-mechanism-under-coppa\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Extends Deadline by 60 days for Commission Decision on ESRB Application for New Consent Mechanism Under COPPA"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Federal Trade Commission has extended by 60 days the deadline for it to determine whether to approve an <\/span>application from the <\/span>Entertainment Software Rating Board<\/span> (ESRB) and others for a new mechanism for obtaining parental consent under the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The new deadline is March 29, 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The ESRB along with two companies, Yoti and SuperAwesome, <\/span>submitted the application in June 2023<\/a><\/span> for approval\u00a0for the use of \u201cPrivacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation\u201d technology, which analyzes the geometry of a user\u2019s face to confirm that they are an adult. ESRB currently operates a\u00a0<\/span>COPPA safe harbor program<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n As required by the COPPA Rule, the <\/span>FTC in July sought comment<\/a><\/span> on the application. After receiving more than 350 comments, the Commission <\/span>in September issued its first extension<\/a><\/span> of the deadline until January 29. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Commission voted 3-0 to extend the deadline to determine whether to approve the ESRB application until March 29.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n