CARU held its annual Supporter's Council Meeting at Davis & Gilbert LLP this week in New York City. The Supporter's Council Meeting is a chance for CARU's supporters to meet and discuss the latest developments in the industry and pressing issues that companies are being faced with. It's a chance to network with other industry professionals as well and learn how they're dealing with them. This year, we kicked off the day by revisiting the COPPA changes and discussed how they are continuing to affect the industry. Attendees had the chance to discuss the law's grey areas and their implications on business. CARU welcomed the feedback, which it plans to take to its ongoing discussions with the FTC about the law's more nuanced intricacies. Next, Jon Brescia from the Online Interest-Based Accountability Program spoke about evolving methods of online tracking such as cookie-less tracking on both desktop and mobile devices. Participants had a chance to learn...

Davis & Gilbert LLP hosted CARU's 2011 Supporter's Council meeting yesterday at the New York office. CARU's Supporters met to catch up with each other and CARU's staff. Several of CARU's academic advisors presented current research relevant to children and CARU's staff discussed potential upcoming changes to COPPA as well as recent cases and recurring issues.  CARU truly appreciates the support it receives from all of its members. Your insight is invaluable. As always it was a pleasure meeting with you yesterday and we hope to see you again soon for our California Conference. Details to follow.