Each semester, CARU hosts an intern. This summer semester, Jessica A, a law student, joined the CARU staff. Here is some insight into a day in the life of a CARU intern, written by our intern herself. My first assignment as an intern at CARU was to evaluate a certain mobile app that is directed at children for compliance with COPPA and CARU’s self-regulatory program (the Guidelines ). I was instructed by one of the staff attorneys to begin by reading the app’s privacy policy to learn about its data collection practices. After the app successfully downloaded and I was excited to get started, I was bombarded by in-app advertisements. Then, gameplay led me to realize that while the app was free to download, the “catch” was that the free version offered limited features. There existed heavy sales pressure to unlock additional features via pop-ups for in-app purchases. As I sat tapping away on the phone’s touchscreen, I received curious glances from NAD staff members who might

 With COPPA changes now in effect, there are several things that have changed that you should know about. This video outlines five of the major changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule that your business needs to know about.