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Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US FTC charges of violating children's privacy

By Amy Miller ( June 6, 2023, 00:18 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges from the US Federal Trade Commission that it illegally collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the agency announced today. The agency alleges Microsoft violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system without first obtaining their parents’ permission, and by illegally retaining children’s personal information.Microsoft has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges from the US Federal Trade Commission that it illegally collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the agency announced today....

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