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Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy

Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from children without parental consent on YouTube.

Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. Children aged 13 or younger who watched YouTube between July 1, 2013 and April 1, 2020 could be covered. This settlement amounts to a slap on the wrist compared to the$170 million fine Google faced in 2019 following a similar suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission for alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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