Your vibe-coded app can face six-figure fines before its first sale: 6 legal traps
aakashgupta · x · 2026-11-13
Aakash Gupta lists six per-violation legal traps that can sink a vibe-coded app before it makes a single sale:
- COPPA: children's data privacy penalties
- Google Fonts: privacy rulings over loading Google-hosted fonts (e.g. LG München I 3 O 17493/20)
- Session replay: consent violations exposing you to private suits under Cal. Penal Code 637.2
- CAN-SPAM: non-compliant marketing email with FTC civil penalties
- Auto-renewal: undisclosed subscription charges
- Copyright agent: skipping the $6 copyright registration exposes you to statutory damages under 17 USC 504(c), with no 512(c) safe harbor
His practical fix: paste the list to Claude and have it remediate your app. Sources cited include FTC guides and specific statutes; not legal advice.
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