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The FTC appears to have let YouTube off the hook with a nominal fine for violating users’ privacy online. And in this case, Google’s intrusions on kids' personal info are at issue. We must come down hard on companies that infringe on children’s’ privacy.https://t.co/XuRuEYnvOz
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) August 30, 2019
YouTube will pay $150M to resolve an FTC children's privacy probe, from @damclaugh
— Ben Brody (@BenBrodyDC) August 30, 2019
and me (and first reported by Politico): https://t.co/e7FItB4z0j
The FTC appears to have let YouTube off the hook with a nominal fine for violating users’ privacy online. And in this case, Google’s intrusions on kids' personal info are at issue. We must come down hard on companies that infringe on children’s’ privacy.https://t.co/XuRuEYnvOz
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) August 30, 2019
More breaking privacy news: The @FTC reportedly voted 3-2 today to approve a Google settlement including $200M payment for YouTube COPPA / children’s privacy violations
— Lourdes M. Turrecha (@LourdesTurrecha) August 30, 2019
by @margarethmcgill @politico https://t.co/cTVTO9petQ
Google has agreed to pay between $150 and $200 million to resolve an FTC investigation into YouTube over alleged violations of a children’s privacy law, @margarethmcgill reports https://t.co/qoNulrY1mU
— Eric Engleman (@ericengleman) August 30, 2019
Google has agreed to pay between $150 million and $200 million to settle FTC investigation into YouTube over alleged violations of children's online privacy law: https://t.co/jsNIdmZdag
— Margaret Harding McGill (@margarethmcgill) August 30, 2019
Google has agreed to pay between $150M-$200M to resolve an FTC investigation into YouTube over alleged violations of a children’s privacy law https://t.co/I8ZuvqREWk cc @karaswisher
— Dylan Collins (@MrDylanCollins) August 30, 2019
YouTube will reportedly pay up to $200 million after allegedly violating children’s privacy https://t.co/Si1NYNqB6F pic.twitter.com/2x2OxBOuHo
— The Verge (@verge) August 30, 2019
#Technology: #YouTube will reportedly pay up to $200 million after allegedly violating children’s privacy https://t.co/IWCARLpSDx via @Verge#CyberSecurity #Security #dataprivacy #infosec #dataprotection
— ?????? ??????? (@AudreyDesisto) August 30, 2019
cc: @HeinzVHoenen @ChuckDBrooks @robmay70 @JBarbosaPR @barbarannott pic.twitter.com/9ntlNj7grM
The new YouTube Kids website will filter content into three age categories: Preschool, Younger (ages 5-7) and Older (ages 8-12). https://t.co/w3uifCif5M
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 29, 2019
YouTube is set to launch a separate kids-only website following a reported FTC settlement. However, adult content could still slip through the cracks. https://t.co/csPoTmFViz
— USA TODAY Money (@USATODAYmoney) August 29, 2019
YouTube will reportedly pay up to $200 million after allegedly violating children’s privacy https://t.co/Si1NYNqB6F pic.twitter.com/wL1rOvBRhK
— The Verge (@verge) August 31, 2019
YouTube’s critics reacted to news of YouTube's fine with dismay, seeing it as a slap on the wrist compared to the significant privacy violations that had been alleged, writes @russellbrandom in the @Verge https://t.co/nB5fiA6gMv
— Privacy Project (@PrivacyProject) August 30, 2019
Another major Big Tech privacy violation results in an underwhelming penalty (via @verge) https://t.co/yJlgHPeSsv
— IPVanish (@IPVanish) August 30, 2019
Look at this news article from The Daily Caller :
— James Dark Wolf??? (@JamieOrtegafree) August 31, 2019
Google To Settle FTC YouTube Investigation For Up To $200 Million: Report https://t.co/4LjGHeyjck
#TuckFrump Google to pay out $150-200 million over YouTube privacy claims: reports https://t.co/3mXI8aniuN @realTuckFrumper @RawStory
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) August 31, 2019
Google Agrees to Pay Up to $200 Million to Settle FTC Youtube Investigation: Report https://t.co/hCKk3oV8s0
— QBaby (@weareqteam17) August 31, 2019
YouTube illegally collected information on children, to be fined up to $200M (in the USA): https://t.co/Zwrvl415ww
— Charlie Stross (@cstross) August 31, 2019
… Wait until the EU slaps them with a GDPR fine (up to 4% of annual turnover, presumably for Google/Alphabet worldwide).
YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations https://t.co/8iFmj47fHP #infosec #dataprivacy
— Kelly Mendoza (@kellymendoza) August 31, 2019
A financial settlement is no substitute for core reforms that stop Google & other tech companies from invading our privacy—particularly when children are concerned. I continue to be alarmed by Big Tech’s policies & practices that invade children’s lives & information. https://t.co/pKGADK5b0u
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 30, 2019
More breaking privacy news: The @FTC reportedly voted 3-2 today to approve a Google settlement including $200M payment for YouTube COPPA / children’s privacy violations
— Lourdes M. Turrecha (@LourdesTurrecha) August 30, 2019
by @margarethmcgill @politico https://t.co/cTVTO9petQ
YouTube is paying about a week’s worth of revenue to settle this case. https://t.co/9hvYWzp2fe
— Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) August 30, 2019
If reports of this settlement are true, this fine is simply inadequate. The @FTC should levy a fine that actually deters future COPPA violations and levels the playing field. As our Josh Golin says, "this fine does neither." https://t.co/BKKo4Kqq6q
— CCFC (@commercialfree) August 30, 2019
Google to settle YouTube child privacy violations for up to $200 million https://t.co/wVBMnFIlQJ
— MuseumToday (@MuseumToday) August 30, 2019
Google will reportedly pay up to $200 million to settle FTC YouTube investigation: https://t.co/He0fjpsRIp pic.twitter.com/B3Tg19LAe3
— The Daily Dot (@dailydot) August 31, 2019
???Now let's see how much they'll agree to pay US for invading our privacy & for trying to run a coup against @realDonaldTrump!!https://t.co/WLHWjgrhRi
— ?? Murf & Mimi ?? #TermLimits #VoterID ?? (@KerfuffleBuff2) August 31, 2019