Practical Children’s Privacy: Taking a Closer Look at COPPA and KOSPA

Alexander Schneider | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Alex Schneider is Special Counsel in Kelley Drye’s D.C. office where he specializes in practical legal advice on privacy and consumer protection compliance.

Alex has extensive experience with a range of federal, state, and global privacy laws and often represents clients in FTC and State AG investigations and inquiries into marketing, data privacy, communications, and cybersecurity matters. Alex is well-versed on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act of 2024 and advises clients regularly on kids’ privacy issues.

Prior to entering private practice, Alex served as a legal intern in FTC Commissioner Julie Brill’s office and in the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law under Chief Counsel Alvaro Bedoya.

I. Advanced issues in determining when COPPA or KOSPA apply | 1:00pm – 1:15pm

II. Children’s data and emerging technologies | 1:15pm – 1:30pm

III. Evolving parental consent mechanisms in the digital age | 1:30pm – 1:45pm

IV. Managing a compliance program | 1:45pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

V. Cross-jurisdictional issues | 2:10pm – 2:25pm

• Navigating conflicts between COPPA, KOSPA, GDPR, and state privacy laws

VI. Constitutional concerns with children’s privacy regulation | 2:25pm – 2:40pm

VII. Data security standards and privacy by design | 2:40pm – 2:55pm

VIII. Future-proofing compliance strategies | 2:55pm – 3:10pm

• Anticipating and adapting to upcoming amendments in child privacy laws