US authorities impose $170m fine on YouTube for data privacy violation
YouTube has been hit with a record-breaking $170m (£139m) fine by regulators in the US for breaking children’s data privacy laws.
Authorities in New York will receive $34m of the landmark penalty. The Federal Trade Commission reached the settlement with Google, YouTube’s owner, after the video-streaming site was deemed to have collected data on children under the age of 13 without parental consents being in place, leading to youngsters receiving targeted advertising online.
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