YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy
Google, YouTube’s parent company, is facing a landmark claim over the use of children’s data in the UK.
A claim lodged with the High Court against parent company Google accuses the firm of collecting children’s data without parental consent. Privacy expert Duncan McCann, who is bringing the action, argues this is a breach of UK and European (EU) law.
He told the BBC that the class action is the first in Europe brought against a technology firm on behalf of children. He says that estimated damages of more than £2bn are being sought for about five million British children as well as their parents or guardians.
Source: YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy – BBC News
