• CARU Cites Sites for Privacy Concerns

    February 20, 2008
    Even as the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with the operator of a popular kids website for alleged privacy violations, an industry self-regulatory group has warned several sites to revamp their privacy practices.

  • CARU Asks Girls' Pub To Rein in Claims

    February 8, 2008
    A magazine that urged readers to "order now ... before it's too late" and described the price with qualifiers such as "only" and "just" has agreed to tone down its marketing after a self-regulatory review.

  • CARU Asks Site To Improve Privacy Controls

    February 8, 2008
    The Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) has recommended that the owners of a website aimed at kids make modifications to better protect children's privacy, and ensure parental notification is obtained before collecting personal information from children.

  • Nintendo Pulls Wii Ad After CARU Review

    February 8, 2008
    The self-regulatory organization that reviews advertising aimed at children has asked Nintendo of America, Inc. to change the way it promotes its wildly popular Wii electronic game system.

  • Former FCC Chairs Help Form Digital Kids Task Force

    February 8, 2008
    Three former Federal Communications Commission Chairmen have joined with industry members and others to form a task force to highlight children's issues as the public airwaves increasingly are opened to wireless media.