United States:
FTC Settles Violations Of Children's Privacy Law Allegations With Electronic Toy Maker
12 March 2018
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On January 8, the FTC announced that it reached a settlement with an
electronic toy maker over allegations that the toy maker violated
the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. According to the
complaint, the toy maker collected personal information from
children and parents without providing direct notice and obtaining
their parents' consent, and failed to take reasonable steps to
secure the data collected. As part of the settlement, the company
will pay a $650,000 fine and is required to implement a
comprehensive data security program, which is subject to
independent audit for the next 20 years. The FTC noted that this
was its first children's privacy case involving
internet-connected toys.
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