steven36 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Alphabet Inc.'s Google faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in Britain over claims that YouTube routinely breaks privacy laws by tracking children online. The suit, filed on behalf of more than five million British children under 13 and their parents, is being brought by privacy campaigner Duncan McCann and being supported by Foxglove, a tech justice group. The claimants estimate that if they’re successful, there would be as much as $3.2 billion (2.5 billion pounds) in compensation, worth 100 to 500 pounds per child. The filing alleges that YouTube's methods of targeting underage audiences constitute "major breaches" of U.K. and European privacy and data rules designed to protect citizens' control over their own private information. YouTube has "systematically broken these laws by harvesting children's data without obtaining prior parental consent," it alleges. A spokesperson for YouTube declined to comment on the lawsuit Monday but added that the video streaming service isn't designed for users under the age of 13. "We launched the YouTube Kids app as a dedicated destination for kids and are always working to better protect kids and families on YouTube," the company said in an emailed statement. Privacy watchdogs have in recent months turned their attention more closely to the protection of children’s data, with regulators in Ireland looking to clarify the rights of children under the European Union’s strict data protection rules, and the U.K.'s information commissioner publishing a code of practice with specific standards for online services to follow. ByteDance Ltd.'s social media app TikTok has in recent months also come under scrutiny by several EU data watchdogs over its processing of children's data. It’s the first class-action suit in Europe brought against a tech firm on behalf of children, according to the claimants. The legal action is being backed by Vannin Capital, a global litigation funder. “The cost of YouTube’s so-called free service is kids that are addicted to online content and influenced by large tech companies that have stolen their privacy,” said Cori Crider, director of Foxglove. “Google won’t clean up its act until it’s forced to do so by the courts.” Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Today's parents in the digital age are just as much at fault as Google . They should teach there kids better and not allow them to sign in on sites that harvest your data, but most of them are signed in Google themselves so the kids are just a chip off the old block. They lead by example they copy what adults do . Now the courts have to step in when its not just a kids problem . Google need to clean there act up period but adults are just like kids they sign up for anything without reading there privacy policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyy Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Correct steven36, and some on here (who me? lol) don't even read Nsane forum rules!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 26 minutes ago, funkyy said: Correct steven36, and some on here (who me? lol) don't even read Nsane forum rules!! Google will just figure out a way to put up some smoke and mirrors .3 billion is pocket change to them . The only reason Google act like they compile with EU laws is all the profit they would lose in the long run . The only thing that would hurt Google is everyone boycott there services and smaller companies would profit . I doubt the courts can control Google. They would have to make them agree to heck of a lot more than they have in the past . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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