Published 1 year ago

YouTube child data gathering faces UK scrutiny after complaint

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Complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign. YouTube was fined $170 million by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle allegations that it broke federal law by collecting personal information about children. YouTube said it had taken steps to bolster child privacy.

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News18 India

YouTube Faces Scrutiny Over Child Data Collection In UK After Complaint

Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children.

1 year ago·India

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The Independent

Father files complaint against YouTube over alleged data gathering on children

It is said to be the first complaint against a major tech firm for allegedly breaching the ‘age-appropriate design code’.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Britain To Look Into Youtube Gathering Child Data Post Official Complaint

Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children. The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the advocacy group 5Rights, said the video-streaming platform had broken the newly implemented law by gathering "the location, viewing habits and preferences…

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

YouTube child data gathering faces UK scrutiny after complaint

Britain's information regulator will look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Channel News Asia

YouTube child data gathering faces UK scrutiny after complaint

LONDON : Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children.The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the ad

1 year ago·Singapore

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The Epoch Times

YouTube Accused of Illegally Gathering Data on Children in Official Complaint by UK Parent

YouTube has been accused by a British parent of illegally gathering data on children under 13, which would be in breach of a UK data privacy code. Duncan McCann, who has three children, has lodged an official complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in which he claims YouTube gathered data on children’s viewing habits. The complaint claims up to 5 million UK children under the age of 13 are having their location, viewing habits…

1 year ago·New York, United States

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