YouTube paid the FTC a $170 million fine this year, which was pocket change for Google. However, the charge of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act will remain a very costly stain on its reputation. In fact, things got so bad for YouTube when it came to kids last year that the site reportedly […]
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FTC finalizing fine for Google illegally tracking children
Google has to pay the FTC a multimillion dollar fine to settle a probe into YouTube’s shortcomings when it comes to protecting kids using its service, according to The Washington Post. The Washington Post says the commission found that Google and YouTube failed to protect children adequately and that they collected their data, which breached […]