CARU was pleased to hold its first conference in Los Angeles, California this past month. CARU's director, Wayne Keeley, Associate Director, Phyllis Spaeth, and Staff Attorney Andra Dallas ventured out to the West coast. The half-day event was free and covered potential changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. CARU explored issues raised by the Rule review at the FTC's COPPA roudtable in D.C., including possible changes to the definition of Personally Identifiable Information as well as the application of the terms internet and website to new devices and technologies. CARU also provided an overview of what we do and our Guidelines for those who were unfamiliar with CARU.
CARU staff attorney Andra Dallas gave a presentation to Community Board 1, serving lower Manhattan on Monday, December 7 th . Andra spoke to the Board’s Youth Committee about the importance of teaching children about understanding advertising and safe online practices. District Manager Noah Pfefferblit remarked, “thank you for your informative presentation to our Youth Committee members,” and offered the Board’s assistance if they “can be helpful to the important efforts at the Children's Advertising Review Unit.” Are you interested in having a CARU staff member visit your community board? Contact adallas@caru.bbb.org.