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July 1, 2014 - Happy Birthday, COPPA!July 1, 2014 - Happy Birthday, COPPA!

Tuesday, July 1 will mark the one year anniversary of the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). How is COPPA doing as the law designed to protect the privacy of the children who play our mobile games?

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