September 4, 2019
Posted September 5, 2019
Google and its subsidiary, YouTube, will pay a record $170 million to the FTC and New York for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, which requires that websites and services directed at children under 13 obtain parental consent prior to collecting personal information. According to the complaint, YouTube allegedly monitored, tracked, and served targeted ads to children under 13 without parental consent. FTC, NY AG
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