September 04, 2019

YouTube reportedly to be fined up to $200m over COPPA investigation

It's a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC's reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.

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August 30, 2019

Facebook: ‘Technical error’ let strangers into Messenger Kids chats

It won't happen again, Facebook told senators who wondered how well it's handling kids' privacy in the chat app abhorred by kids advocates.

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July 04, 2019

TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety

It's already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations.

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June 27, 2019

YouTube’s antics with kids’ data prompts call for FTC to force change

Sen. Markey and 2 consumer groups said the Google-owned service must comply with COPPA and should be held accountable for not doing so.

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March 13, 2019

New bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ to delete kids’ data

The COPPA overhaul would ban targeting ads at kids under 13 and ad targeting based on race, socioeconomics or geolocation on kids under 15.

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September 18, 2018

91 “child friendly” Android apps accused of exploitation

New Mexico's AG filed a lawsuit accusing a popular app maker, plus Google's and Twitter's ad platforms, of illegally collecting kids' data.

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April 19, 2018

Google in hot water over privacy of Android apps for kids

Large numbers of child-centred Android apps may be breaking US law.

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April 10, 2018

YouTube illegally collects data from kids, group claims

A coalition has filed a complaint with the FTC, charging that Google's YouTube is breaking COPPA: the law to protect children's privacy.

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January 10, 2018

Smart-toymaker VTech fined over charges of violating child privacy law

The FTC said VTech transmitted and stored information without intrusion prevention, detection or encryption, in spite of policy claims.

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