FTC Seeks Public Comment on Imperium, LLC, Proposal for Parental Verification Method Under COPPA Rule

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed verifiable parental consent method that Imperium LLC has submitted for FTC approval under the agency’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.

Under the rule, online sites and services directed at children must obtain permission from a child’s parents before collecting personal information from that child. The rule lays out a number of acceptable methods for gaining parental consent, but also includes a provision allowing interested parties to submit new verifiable parental consent methods to the FTC for approval. In a Federal Register notice to be published shortly, the FTC is seeking public comment about the proposed Imperium verifiable parental consent method. The comment period will last until Oct. 9, 2013.