The suit is about biometrics and children’s privacy in Google’s education apps, which are suddenly, wildly popular now due to COVID-19. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…
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Google denies illegally slurping data off free student Chromebooks
Nonsense! says Google in response to a lawsuit filed by New Mexico’s AG, which accuses Google of violating COPPA’s child privacy laws. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16
If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data. This post appeared first on Naked…
Facebook: ‘Technical error’ let strangers into Messenger Kids chats
It won’t happen again, Facebook told senators who wondered how well it’s handling kids’ privacy in the chat app abhorred by kids advocates. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety
It’s already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
YouTube’s antics with kids’ data prompts call for FTC to force change
Sen. Markey and 2 consumer groups said the Google-owned service must comply with COPPA and should be held accountable for not doing so. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
New bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ to delete kids’ data
The COPPA overhaul would ban targeting ads at kids under 13 and ad targeting based on race, socioeconomics or geolocation on kids under 15. This post appeared first on Naked…