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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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The COPPA overhaul would ban targeting ads at kids under 13 and ad targeting based on race, socioeconomics or geolocation on kids under 15. Continue reading New bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ to delete kids’ data
TikTok has agreed to pay a penalty of $5.7 million in order to settle allegations that it illegally collected children’s personal data. The penalty effectively settles a complaint submitted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against TikTok alle… Continue reading TikTok Fined $5.7M for Illegally Collecting Children’s Personal Data
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. Continue reading 91 “child friendly” Android apps accused of exploitation
Large numbers of child-centred Android apps may be breaking US law. Continue reading Google in hot water over privacy of Android apps for kids
A coalition has filed a complaint with the FTC, charging that Google’s YouTube is breaking COPPA: the law to protect children’s privacy. Continue reading YouTube illegally collects data from kids, group claims
The FTC said VTech transmitted and stored information without intrusion prevention, detection or encryption, in spite of policy claims. Continue reading Smart-toymaker VTech fined over charges of violating child privacy law
Do kids that young “need” a parent-sanctioned chat app? Facebook thinks so. Continue reading Facebook brings Messenger to kids as young as 6
Tools built in to Disney apps collect, track and share personal data in breach of law designed to protect kids, alleges lawsuit Continue reading Parents sue Disney over breaching privacy rules in kids’ apps
Federal cybersecurity and privacy protections for children are not keeping up with the burgeoning data collection engaged in by “smart” toys and online games, Sen. Mark Warner said Monday, asking the Federal Trade Commission if the law needs to be changed. In a letter to acting FTC Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen, the senator says he’s concerned the agency is soft-pedaling the dangers the Internet of Things might pose for children, citing a speech she gave earlier this year. “Reports of your statements casting these risks as merely speculative — and dismissing consumer harms that don’t pose “monetary injury or unwarranted health and safety risks” — only deepen my concerns,” the Virginia Democrat wrote. He cites the recent example of CloudPets, a product from Spiral Toys that’s marketed as “a message you can hug.” The company turned out to be storing users’ personal data in an insecure, public-facing online database — reportedly exposing over 800,000 customer logins and passwords and more than 2 million voice recordings […]
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