Tag: COPPA
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FTC seeks comment over parental consent guidelines for COPPA
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested commentary following an application from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). …
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Microsoft Pays $20m to Settle Another FTC COPPA Case
Microsoft has become the latest big-name tech firm to agree to pay a multimillion-dollar civil penalty to resolve allegations it violated …
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Data Collection Costs Epic Games Half a Billion USD
According to the FTC, the developer of Fortnite and Fall Guys, Epic Games, deployed design tricks called “dark patterns” and duped …
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Pixalate raises $18.1M to accelerate global expansion and media ratings platform
Pixalate announces $18.1 million of additional growth capital bringing the total investment to $22.7 million to date. Pixalate empowers …
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Are TikTok’s new settings enough to keep kids safe?
TikTok, the now widely popular social media platform that allows users to create, share, and discover, amateur short clips—usually …
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Researchers create tool for protecting children’s online privacy
A University of Texas at Dallas study of 100 mobile apps for kids found that 72 violated a federal law aimed at protecting children’s …
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TikTok Violated Children’s Privacy Law, FTC Complaint Says
The popular video sharing app TikTok has landed in hot water again over privacy issues. On Thursday, a group of privacy advocates filed a …
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Two schoolkids sue Google for collecting biometrics
Two schoolchildren have sued Google, alleging that it’s illegally collecting their voiceprints, faceprints and other personally …
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Lawsuit Claims Google Collects Minors’ Locations, Browsing History
Google was slapped with a lawsuit this week that alleges that it has been covertly collecting data of students via its G Suite for …
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Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
Seven months after a crack formed in the keep-the-kids-safe bubble of Facebook’s Messenger Kids chat app, it’s beefing up the app’s …
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YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
In September, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wrist-slapped Google for flagrantly, illegally sucking up kids’ data so it could target …
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YouTube rolls out changes for COPPA compliance, expects ‘significant impact’ for creators
YouTube has announced sweeping changes to how content creators will have to market and assign videos aimed at children, despite them having …
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