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Article: FTC sweep targets Web sites.(Business)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2000
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Half of all Web sites marketed toward children are breaking a new law intended to protect the privacy of young people, the Federal Trade Commission said yesterday.
The FTC yesterday notified Web sites that they conducted a sweep of children's sites in June to measure the effectiveness of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which took effect April 21.
The agency has told some companies they could face stiff penalties because they aren't complying with the law, and investigations into some of the Web sites are under way.
"It's possible some of the sites may be subject to compliance action," FTC attorney Toby Milgrom Levin said. "We ...