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YouTube Pays $170M After Breaking Children’s Privacy Law
Google the parent compay of YoUTube is paying fines totaling $170 million to the FTC and the New York Attorney General to settle a case of unlawful data collection of children under 13. The penalty for YouTube is paid out as, $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to the New York Attorney General. […]
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Malicious sites used To Hack iPhones For Years, Says Google
Security researchers at Google say they’ve found a number of malicious websites which, when visited, could quietly hack into a victim’s iPhone by exploiting a set of previously undisclosed software flaws. The researchers found five separate operating networks involving 12 separate security vulnerabilities, including seven mixed safari, internet browser and the built-in iPhone. The five […]
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YouTube Violations Of Child Privacy Law Will Cost Up To $200 Million
Google will allegedly pay between $150 and $200 million to end the FTC investigation into whether YouTube violated a children’s privacy law, Politico reported this afternoon. The FTC reportedly voted along party lines (3-2) to approve the settlement, which will now be reviewed by the Justice Department. It’s shaken up people in YouTube form Content creators, to […]
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How to Protect Against Robocalls
Every day most consumers answer a call, get a long pause, then hear a recording promising them something they don’t need or warning them about a problem they don’t have. These are robocalls and they are a nuisance to almost anyone with a phone. YouMail, a company that produces call blocking software, released a report […]