US FTC Slaps Microsoft with $20M Fine for Mishandling Children’s Data on Xbox
Microsoft finds itself in hot water as the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) imposes a hefty $20 million fine on the tech giant for unlawfully collecting and retaining personal information of children aged 13 and younger through Xbox registration. The FTC investigation revealed that Microsoft violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by requesting parental consent after already obtaining [...]
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