Description
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) are both intended to provide protections for children accessing the Internet. However, they both have had some opposition.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
- Describe the main compliancy requirements and the protected information for both COPPA and CIPA.
- Analyze how COPPA and CIPA are similar and how they are different, and explain why there is a need for two (2) different acts.
- Describe what you believe are the most challenging elements of both COPPA and CIPA to implement in order to be compliant.
- Speculate on why COPPA and CIPA define protection for different ages; COPPA defines a child as being under the age of 13 and CIPA defines a minor as being under the age of 17.
- Identify the main opposition to COPPA and CIPA based on research and speculate on whether they will be changed in the future based on the opposition.
- Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Explain the concept of privacy and its legal protections.
- Describe legal compliance laws addressing public and private institutions.
- Use technology and information resources to research legal issues in information security.
- Write clearly and concisely about information security legal issues and topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: COPPA AND CIPA
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An Analysis of COPPA and CIPA
Student’s Name
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COPPA AND CIPA
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An Analysis of COPPA and CIPA
The government of the United States has embraced several initiatives to limit the
exposure of children to explicit, indecent and harmful content on the Internet. It has also
implemented measures to limit the collection of information by third parties about minors. The
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and Children’s Online Privacy & Protection Act
(COPPA) are some of the schemes used to achieve these goals. They are both meant for the
protection of children from the detrimental ramifications of having full access to the internet
(O'Keeffe & Clarke-Pearson, 2011). However, each of the two acts is tailored to fit into a certain
domain of internet usage, and therefore they are substantially different. The present paper seeks
to examine the basic expectations and requirements, outline the similarities and differences, and
highlight the challenges faced in the implementation of COPPA and CIPA.
CIPA requires K-12 schools and libraries to use internet filters as well as any other
befitting technology that can help in the protection of children from exposure to harmful content
on the Internet (Smith, 2009). The requirement is a condition for federal funding. The libraries
and schools are required to utilize a technology protection measure in all their internet-connected
computers to shield children agains...
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