Microsoft Settles with FTC for $20M Over Child Privacy Violations on Xbox.
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Microsoft will pay a $20 million fine to settle FTC charges that it illegally collected and retained personal information from children without their parents' consent. The company violated COPPA by gathering data from children who signed up for the Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their permission. The FTC's order requires Microsoft to take steps to strengthen privacy protections for child users of the Xbox system and extends to third-party game publishers Microsoft shares children's data with.
- Microsoft to Pay $20M to Settle FTC Charges It Violated Children's Privacy CNET
- Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle Xbox Live privacy allegations CNN
- Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations BBC
- Microsoft Charged $20 Million by FTC Over 'Illegally Collected' Children's Information on Xbox IGN
- Microsoft to pay $20 million FTC settlement over improperly storing Xbox account data for kids The Verge
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