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FTC Seeks to Strengthen Rules Around Monetizing Children’s Data
FTC Seeks to Strengthen Rules Around Monetizing Children’s Data
December 20, 2023  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes meant to enhance children’s privacy and restrict companies’ ability to exploit children’s data for monetization purposes. The proposed changes...

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YouTube To Stop Targeting Kids With Video Ads
YouTube To Stop Targeting Kids With Video Ads
August 20, 2019  |  Social Commerce

YouTube is proposing to stop advertisements that target videos watched by kids in a bid to satisfy both regulators and consumer groups. According to Bloomberg,...

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Messenger Kids App Found To Have Security Flaw
Messenger Kids App Found To Have Security Flaw
July 23, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has been hit with another security issue — this time involving its Messenger Kids app. The Verge reported that the social media giant has...

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What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
January 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It was like stealing data from a baby. In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned from a journalist that a hacker had accessed its computer...

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FTC Fines Toymaker $650K For Data Breach
FTC Fines Toymaker $650K For Data Breach
January 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned that a hacker had accessed its computer network and the customer information within it, including personal information about...

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Amazon Expands Alexa Skills To Include Kid Skills
Amazon Expands Alexa Skills To Include Kid Skills
September 01, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon wants everyone to use Alexa, including children and it has launched new skills in the U.S. targeted at America’s youngest consumers. In a blog...

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Google To Track The Legally Sensitive Younger-Than-13 Set
Google To Track The Legally Sensitive Younger-Than-13 Set
August 20, 2014  |  News

In a move that thrusts Google even more deeply into the ultra-sensitive privacy data terrain, the search engine giant is about to offer accounts for...

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