Microsoft illegally collected and retained children’s data, says FTC

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Tags: Xbox

Tags: privacy

Tags: children

Tags: COPPA

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Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from children’s Xbox accounts.

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Google to pay $40m for “deceptive and unfair” location tracking practices

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Tags: tracking

Tags: location

Tags: data

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Tags: lawsuit

Tags: settlement

Tags: advertising

We take a look at a case where Google is agreeing to pay $40m as a result of disclosure related to location tracking issues.

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How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

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