YouTube Faces UK Complaint Over Gathering of Children's Data (1) – Bloomberg Law News

Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube is facing a complaint to the UK’s data protection body over allegations it is unlawfully gathering data on children, in breach of new rules implemented to protect them online.The Information Commissioner’s Office said it would consider the complaint from a charity group that alleges the video sharing website violates the UK’s Children’s Code, introduced in 2020.“As a regulator we expect children’s data to be protected online,” Stephen Bonner, a deputy commissioner at the Information Commissioner’s Office, said. “If that’s not the case, we’ll take action.”The code guides how the UK’s data protection rules … To read the full article log in.
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