Privacy law has become increasingly relevant and important with the advent of the internet and all things digital and most agree that these laws should protect children’s privacy, in particular. But what are the tradeoffs? James Cooper, Professor of Law and Economics at Scalia Law School at George Mason University, joins Christina Ma and Anora Wang to discuss the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act, proposed changes to the rules enforcing the Act, and the potential tradeoffs to certain proposals. Listen to this episode of Our Curious Amalgam if you want to learn more about how the U.S. regulates online privacy for kids and its impact.

James Cooper, Antonin Scalia Law School

Related Links:

Garrett Johnson, Tesary Lin, James Cooper and Liang Zhong, COPPAcalypse (2023)
Comment on FTC’s Proposed COPPA Rulemaking, Program on Economics & Privacy, George Mason University Scalia Law School (2024)

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Christina Ma, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP