Jul 22, 2019 News
Kids’ Privacy Forces Best Behavior On Big Tech
Axios
By Sara Fischer & Kim Hart
July 22, 2019
Although the U.S. government is still struggling to define regulations for the tech industry, it’s finding ways to take action over the growing portion of the internet used by kids.
Why it matters: An increase in federal penalties against tech companies for violating kids’ privacy rules is shaping new expectations for how the internet will be governed.
Driving the news: The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly approved a settlement with Google over kids’ privacy violations on YouTube, per The Washington Post.
- The company is expected to pay a multimillion-dollar fine for neglecting to protect the data of children under the age of 13 — a violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
- The COPPA law requires websites and online businesses serving children 12 years old and younger to comply with privacy standards for collecting and using kids’ data.
- The news comes just weeks after Bloomberg reported that the FTC was considering asking YouTube to disable kids’ advertising on its main app.
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