Google to Pay $8.25M Settlement Over Child Data Tracking in Play Store
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Google agreed to an $8.25M class-action settlement after allegations that apps in its Designed for Families program used Google-owned AdMob to collect personal data from children under 13 (location, device IDs, IPs) without parental consent; the report notes prior warnings, related larger YouTube privacy settlements, estimates of millions of affected children, and upcoming tighter regulations on biometric and kids’ data.
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