FTC Fines Two Companies For Violating COPPA

The Federal Trade Commission has sanctioned app maker Tiny Co. and Yelp for improperly collecting private information about children in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Tiny Co. will pay $300,000 and Yelp will pay $450,000 to settle the charges. Read the press release from the FTC here, the original FTC complaint against Tiny Co. here, against Yelp here.

More here from the New York Times.