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"Do you have a child that uses the Internet or plays with an app on your phone or tablet? Unless you live in Mad Men times, you've probably answered "yes" to these questions. Then, you should have heard about COPPA, right? As a new parent, I didn't until recently. I assumed it was the Barry Manilow song. However, COPPA is the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a U.S. federal law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect the privacy of children when they go online. It requires parental consent from websites and apps looking to collect personal information from users under 13-years-old. It's the most significant overhaul of the nation's laws to protect children's online privacy. In short, COPPA is good news."

"What Makes a Great Digital Citizen? Digital citizenship has many great benefits and responsibilities. A good digital citizen can experience all the advantages of our connected world, but there are crucial responsibilities to be practiced along with such privileges. Like a part of any established nation, the digital citizen must: consider that they are identifiable and are creating a "digital footprint" with any online activity always communicate using the appropriate language serve their duty to judge what is appropriate and ethical behaviour within the laws of the land uphold their social responsibilities always be virtuous and act with integrity in all digital and non-digital communications and interactions To navigate and to survive in this dynamic digital world, we need some basic rules and guidelines. We call these the tenets of digital citizenship. The Tenets of Digital Citizenship"