Amazon will pay $25 million to settle FTC lawsuit over Alexa privacy for kidsThe voice assistant allegedly held children's voice data for longer than allowed.By J. Fingas, 05.31.2023
Senators reintroduce COPPA 2.0 bill to tighten child safety onlineIt's the third revived online child safety bill in weeks.By J. Fingas, 05.03.2023
Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle FTC's 'Fortnite' caseThe agency said Epic violated child privacy rules and used deceptive design choices.By K. Holt, 12.19.2022
Democratic lawmakers ask Facebook to detail its Instagram for kids projectThey have concerns about the proposal. By I. Bonifacic, 04.05.2021
A third of TikTok’s US users may be 14 years old or youngerThat could make potential buyers think twice.By C. Fisher, 08.14.2020
New Mexico AG sues Google over alleged child privacy violations (updated)Hector Balderas claims Google is violating COPPA by collecting students' Chromebook data.By C. Fisher, 02.20.2020
The latest Chrome OS education devices will get updates for eight years (updated)Previously, most Chrome OS devices recieved six years of software support.By I. Bonifacic, 01.21.2020
Bipartisan bill would give parents more power to protect their kids onlineThe bill would also broaden COPPA's protections to include mobile apps.By I. Bonifacic, 01.09.2020
Instagram now asks new users for their ageIt will also let you limit incoming direct messages to people you follow.By J. Fingas, 12.04.2019
Google will pay $170 million to settle YouTube child privacy accusationsThe FTC will receive its biggest ever payment related to a COPPA case.By K. Holt, 09.04.2019
Google to settle YouTube child privacy violations for up to $200 millionGoogle reportedly reached a settlement with the FTC today.By C. Fisher, 08.30.2019
Senators question whether Facebook is doing enough to protect kids’ privacyThey’re especially concerned with a recent security flaw in Messenger Kids.By C. Fisher, 08.06.2019
FTC reportedly investigating YouTube over children's privacyThe site allegedly collected data for kids under 13.By J. Fingas, 06.19.2019
App stores pull dating apps after FTC warning about underage usersThe apps didn't block kids under 13 from signing up.By J. Fingas, 05.06.2019
Senate bill proposes stricter privacy controls for childrenIt would ban targeted ads and require an 'Eraser Button' for data.By J. Fingas, 03.12.2019
FTC fines TikTok $5.7 million over child privacy violationsIt's creating a new age gate and publishing safety videos.By J. Fingas, 02.27.2019
Oath to pay $5 million settlement over children's online privacyIt placed targeted ads on websites aimed at kids.By J. Fingas, 12.04.2018
Study finds over 3,300 Android apps improperly tracking kidsThey may be violating a US law protecting kids' privacy.By J. Fingas, 04.15.2018
FTC loosens guidelines to let kids use voice commands"Alexa, we won't take legal action."By J. Fingas, 10.24.2017
Lawsuit claims Disney illegally collected data in kids appsThe suit names 42 apps that allegedly tracked and sold personal information.By M. Locklear, 08.09.2017