Youtube fined in US after violating children's privacy law

The Federal Trade Commission in the US is fining Google's video site YouTube $136 million (€123.4 million) to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.

Youtube fined in US after violating children's privacy law

The Federal Trade Commission in the US is fining Google's video site YouTube $136 million (€123.4 million) to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.

Google will pay an additional $34 million (€30.1 million) to New York state to resolve similar allegations brought by the state's attorney general.

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