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FTC Approves Safe Harbor for Children's Online Privacy

The FTC approved the first "safe harbor" guidelines for web site compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The approved guidelines were submitted by the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.

First "Safe Harbor" Approved for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, February 1, 2001.
FTC agrees to self-regulation for children's privacy at Web sites, Computerworld, February 2, 2001.
FTC OK's Kid's Privacy Safe Harbor Program, Newsbytes, February 2, 2001