Microsoft fined $20 million for collecting children's data on Xbox.

Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle allegations by the US government that it violated children's privacy by illegally collecting their personal information through its Xbox Live gaming service. The Federal Trade Commission accused Microsoft of failing to inform parents about the full extent of information it gathered from children under 13, including images, video and audio recordings, real names, and activity logs. Microsoft also allegedly kept the personal information of millions of people, including children, who started creating accounts with Xbox Live but never completed the sign-up process. The settlement includes additional measures beyond the financial penalty, such as deleting any personal information collected from kids who don't complete the account registration process and notifying third-party game publishers when a user may be a child.