Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Toy Safety Awareness Month Kicks Off Today

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Toy Safety Awareness Month kicked off today, with the goal of helping parents, grandparents, and other caregivers keep little ones safe this holiday season. From the importance of avoiding recalled and counterfeit products, to advice for keeping kids safe when playing with Internet-connected toys, families are being advised of some simple steps they can take to ensure children's safety. Toy Safety Awareness Month takes place each November and is sponsored by PlaySafe.org, The Toy Association's trusted safety resource for parents.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Toy Safety Awareness Month kicked off today, with the goal of helping parents, grandparents, and other caregivers keep little ones safe this holiday season.
  • Toy Safety Awareness Month takes place each November and is sponsored by PlaySafe.org , The Toy Association's trusted safety resource for parents.
  • Watch The Toy Association's Toy Safety 365 Days a Year for more information, including tips from a pediatric emergency medicine physician, and visit playsafe.org to learn more.
  • Follow The Toy Association on LinkedIn , Facebook , and X (formerly Twitter) to share play safety posts throughout November in honor of Toy Safety Awareness Month (#ToySafetyAwarenessMonth, #PlaySafe).

Newport Healthcare Shines at American Psychological Association Annual Convention

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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Additionally, Dr. Grant was a presenter in the Presidents' Summit on the History, Status, and Future of Media Psychology and Technology.

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  • Additionally, Dr. Grant was a presenter in the Presidents' Summit on the History, Status, and Future of Media Psychology and Technology.
  • Dr. Nosal, the founding clinician of Newport, also participated in the symposium "Strategies for Engaging Parents in Diverse Settings in Child Therapy," chaired by Dr.
  • APA Exchange sessions offer a collaborative setting for industry experts and convention attendees to come together to discuss challenges within the profession of psychology.
  • The American Psychological Association is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 133,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members.

FPF Releases Report on Verifiable Parental Consent 

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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FPF Releases Report on Verifiable Parental Consent

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  • FPF Releases Report on Verifiable Parental Consent
    Today, FPF released a new report on the effectiveness of a key federal children’s privacy requirement known as verifiable parental consent (VPC).
  • The Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) requires operators of child-directed services to provide parents with detailed, direct notice and obtain parents’ affirmative express consent – verifiable parental consent – before collecting personal information from kids.
  • FPF’s report, The State of Play: Is Verifiable Parental Consent Fit for Purpose?, and an accompanying infographic detail the mechanics of how VPC works; implementation challenges from both the parent and industry perspectives; and potential solutions, including alternative VPC methods and new regulatory approaches.
  • “While there is no single solution that will get us to that point, the recommendations and ideas outlined in this report provide a great place to start, and we hope will help advance this important conversation.”
    To learn more, read FPF’s new report, The State of Play: Is Verifiable Parental Consent Fit for Purpose?

Rego Payment Architectures Inc. Secures Major Partnership, Child Safety Certifications and Funding to Deliver Secure Family Wallet to Financial Institutions

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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“However, the IT and regulatory requirements can be overwhelming for many financial institutions.

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  • “However, the IT and regulatory requirements can be overwhelming for many financial institutions.
  • REGO has also been awarded multiple patents related to the safety of parent and child data, including the age verification of the internet user.
  • Recently, REGO announced its partnership with Q2 , a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending.
  • This partnership enables all of Q2's banking and credit union customers to offer a secure family digital wallet with children’s online safety in mind to their customers.

Rego Payment Architectures Inc. Secures Major Partnership, Child Safety Certifications and Funding to Deliver Secure Family Wallet to Financial Institutions

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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BLUE BELL, Pa., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rego Payment Architectures, Inc. ("REGO") (OTCQB: RPMT), the only COPPA certified and GDPR compliant provider of a white-label family digital wallet platform for financial institutions, announced today that it has secured a critical banking partnership as well as raised approximately $100M funding to continue delivering its integrated banking solutions.

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  • "However, the IT and regulatory requirements can be overwhelming for many financial institutions.
  • REGO is uniquely positioned to offer a secure and fully integrated solution."
  • REGO has also been awarded multiple patents related to the safety of parent and child data, including the age verification of the internet user.
  • This partnership enables all of Q2's banking and credit union customers to offer a secure family digital wallet with children's online safety in mind to their customers.

Pixalate Releases Q1 2023 COPPA Violation Risk Report - Apple App Store: 54% of Child-Directed Apps Violate the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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LONDON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixalate, the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising, today released the Q1 2023 COPPA Violation Risk Report - Apple App Store. The report is part of Pixalate's Privacy Disclosure & Compliance Series and features a comprehensive analysis of privacy policies across all 14,000 U.S.-registered likely child-directed mobile apps available for download in the Apple App Store.

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  • "As of Q1 2023, over half (54%) of all U.S.-registered child-directed apps in the Apple App Store are not compliant with COPPA, according to Pixalate's analysis."
  • A URL was detected in the App Store, but it did not actually point to a privacy policy.
  • A privacy policy was detected but it did not meet the COPPA Rule's disclosure obligations, according to Pixalate's analysis.
  • The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Rule implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires operators to make disclosures in an online privacy policy, including disclosures about how operators collect, use, and disclose children's personal information.

Veteran Trial Lawyer Brian McMath Joins Nachawati Law Group

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nachawati Law Group is strengthening its expertise in mass torts for governmental and other public entities with the addition of veteran attorney Brian McMath.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nachawati Law Group is strengthening its expertise in mass torts for governmental and other public entities with the addition of veteran attorney Brian McMath.
  • "Nachawati Law Group is doing important work to improve the lives of people and hold companies accountable when they make and distribute dangerous products."
  • Nachawati Law Group lawyers are also involved in litigation on behalf of individuals diagnosed with cancer after using talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder.
  • Nachawati Law Group represents individuals in mass tort litigation, businesses and governmental entities in contingent litigation, and individual victims in complex personal injury litigation.

Moms of Teens Lost To Cyberbullying and Suicide Band Together, Attend and Testify at U.S. Senate Judiciary Hearing To Protect Our Children Online

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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Using conservative CDC estimates, that's more than 10.8 million children across the United States experiencing cyberbullying by the time they finish high school.

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  • Using conservative CDC estimates, that's more than 10.8 million children across the United States experiencing cyberbullying by the time they finish high school.
  • Carson received over 100 threatening, sexually explicit and humiliating messages in the weeks leading to his suicide.
  • The last search on his phone before he ended his life was for "hacks" to find out the names of his tormentors.
  • Christine lost her 15-year-old daughter Grace McComas to suicide on Easter Sunday 2012 after months of being cyberbullied online and at school.

Highlights - The influence of social media on the development of children and young people - Committee on Culture and Education

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Monday, February 20, 2023
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The influence of social media on the development of children and young people

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  • The influence of social media on the development of children and young people
    17-02-2023 - 12:43
    On 1st March 2023, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies will hold a workshop on "The influence of social media on the development of children and young people" during the CULT Committee meeting.
  • Social media have a pervasive place in the lives of children and young people today and are central to how they incorporate digital technologies into their everyday lives.During this workshop, three experts will discuss the influence of social media on the development of children and young people, children's digital practices, online safety and wellbeing in the family and school context, and the project Children Online - Research and Evidence.

Global Child Online Privacy and Consent Authority, PRIVO, Awards REGO’s Super App, Mazoola(R), with prestigious GDPRkids(TM) Privacy Assured Shield

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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BLUE BELL, Pa., Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rego Payment Architectures, Inc. (“REGO”) (OTCQB: RPMT), announced its white labeled, Banking-as-a-Platform (“BaaP”) offering, MazoolaEnabledSM, has been awarded the GDPRkids™ Privacy Assured Shield by PRIVO®. The award comes at a critical time, substantiating REGO’s continued discussions on BaaP expansion into the United Kingdom (“UK”) and European Union (“EU”).

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  • PRIVO® is an independent, third-party organization committed to safeguarding children's personal information collected online.
  • “It’s an honor to receive this prestigious stamp of approval,” says Peter S. Pelullo, REGO’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • PRIVO’s GDPRKids Privacy Assured Shield is a testament to financial institutions that the REGO platform is upholding the highest privacy protections for children.
  • Built on the same patented, COPPA and GDPR certified technology, both MazoolaEnabled and MazoolaPay ensure a child’s privacy always remains protected.