FTC warns it will go after ed tech companies misusing children’s data

The crackdown comes as lawmakers look to update children’s privacy protections.

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FTC, DOJ settle with WW weight loss app, citing violation of children’s privacy

The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department slapped a children’s weight loss app with a $1.5 million penalty and an order to delete data it collected on thousands of children under 13 allegedly without proper parental consent. The complaint from the FTC and DOJ alleges that Kurbo by WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) failed to properly verify parental consent for users under 13 and made it easy for hundreds of users who identified as 13 or older during the signup process to then later change their age in the app. It also alleges the app didn’t properly notify parents who signed up on their children’s behalf about the extent of the data collected by the app. Both practices, the FTC said, violate a decades-old federal children’s privacy law for users under 13 known as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). “Weight Watchers and Kurbo marketed weight management services for […]

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Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits. Continue reading Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap. Continue reading TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy

Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine. Continue reading US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy

Keeping kids safe online – trying to practice what I preach

My approach to keeping my kid safe online is easy right now because she’s a baby and it’s all fully under my control. My main concern is her future privacy, and I know it only gets harder from here. Continue reading Keeping kids safe online – trying to practice what I preach

Cayla doll too eavesdroppy to put under the Christmas tree, says France

That Bluetooth Cayla doll and i-Que surveillance robot can be taken over by any creep within 9 meters who wants to talk to your kid. Continue reading Cayla doll too eavesdroppy to put under the Christmas tree, says France