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COPPA Changes Proposed: FTC Wants Tougher Online Safety Rules For Kids

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First Posted: 09/16/11 10:25 AM ET Updated: 09/16/11 10:25 AM ET

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L.A. Times:

Federal regulators on Thursday proposed tougher privacy protections for preteens surfing the Internet as the government seeks to update safeguards put in place before the explosion of smartphones and social networking.

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Keyop
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05:57 PM on 09/16/2011
There are more adults than children, let the parents regulate their regards and leave us alone to enjoy our porn.
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JasonTromm
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05:07 PM on 09/16/2011
We don't need more regulations. You know what the best online privacy protection is for kids? Parents! No new law/regulation will protect children if parents are not looking after their children.
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NewIdea
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02:31 PM on 09/16/2011
Facebooks privacy settings...make absolutely no sense whatsoever. It is so complicated, and changes, again and again, until you just accept that you wont understand, and are at the mercy of engineers vying for something to do/assert their ideas on the world. There is no trust on facebook... I dont know who I'm sharing what with.
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bryanzth
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12:44 PM on 09/16/2011
More regulation? Oh here come da tro[[z, here come da tro[[z, here come da tro[[z!!!!

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11:26 AM on 09/16/2011
The article needs to be more specific.
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