Disney is settled by FTC’s appeal using Youtube over the collection of children’s data

Disney will pay a $ 10 million sentence for the wrong video marking and allowing personal data to be collected from children without informing a parent or inform them, FTC said in the announcement.

The appeal Filed in the American District Court, the FCC said, allegedly that Disney ported videos on Youtube in the channels that have unpaid “when the videos should be marked”Made for children. “

Due to the wrong videos, videos intended for children raised more information than they should also use that information to target advertising children under 13 years old. The error, which enabled the functions such as automatic video management, violated Coppa, childbirth online privacy policy.

The Representative for Disney did not immediately answer the e-mail looking for a comment.

In addition to 10 million civic penalties, Disney is agreed to adhere to the cops that are not “not made for reviews” and establishing an audit program “. According to the advanced and predicts growing use of age insurance technologies to protect children network. ”

Separately, FTC too Took action in connection with Coppa against Acitor Technologywhich Real robots The goal is children aged 6 to 14. The FTC states that the company collected geolocated information from children through third party app in China. The FTC imposes a fine of $ 500,000.