April 18, 2024

Web and Technology News

Microsoft to pay $20M settlement for illegally collecting children’s personal data

Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of illegally collecting the personal information of children without their parents’ consent — and in some cases retaining it “for years.” The federal consumer watchdog said Microsoft violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the federal […]

Microsoft to pay $20M settlement for illegally collecting children’s personal data by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Kids tech camp iD Tech still silent weeks after data breach

Parents are still looking for answers weeks after hackers stole the personal data of thousands of users from kids’ tech coding camp iD Tech, with some fearing that their children’s data was compromised in the data breach. iD Tech, which provides on-campus classes and online tech and coding courses for kids, has yet to acknowledge […]

Kids tech camp iD Tech still silent weeks after data breach by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok children’s privacy lawsuit can proceed, says UK High Court

A UK High Court judge has granted permission for a class-action style privacy lawsuit to proceed against TikTok over its handling of children’s data. The lawsuit was filed back in December 2020 by a then 12-year-old girl who has been granted anonymity by the court to bring the claim that the social networking site is […]