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Google has agreed to pay $170 million in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York’s attorney general over charges that YouTube had made millions of dollars over the years from violating children’s privacy laws.
The fine is by far the largest ever imposed on a website for violations of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires companies to obtain parental consent before collecting data on children under the age of 13.
Google, YouTube fined record $170 million for violating children's privacy — The Hill
Google has agreed to pay $170 million in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York’s attorney general over charges that YouTube had made millions of dollars over the years from violating children’s privacy laws.
The fine is by far the largest ever imposed on a website for violations of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires companies to obtain parental consent before collecting data on children under the age of 13.
Google, YouTube fined record $170 million for violating children's privacy — The Hill
