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Jun 5 • 3 tweets • 1 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
FTC will require Microsoft to pay $20 million over charges it illegally collected personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system without their parents’ consent: bit.ly/43L9H9K /1 #privacy
Proposed order will require Microsoft to bolster protections for children; makes clear that avatars generated from kids’ image and biometric and health data are protected under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) /2
The order will also extend COPPA to cover third-party gaming publishers with whom Microsoft shares children’s data. /3

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FTC says Ring employees illegally surveilled customers, failed to stop hackers from taking control of users' cameras. Under proposed order, Ring will be prohibited from profiting from unlawfully collected consumer videos, pay $5.8M in consumer refunds: bit.ly/3qm0J4A /1
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FTC announces tentative agenda for Dec. 14 Open Commission Meeting: bit.ly/3W175AI #FTCMeeting /1
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#BREAKING: @FTC launches inquiry into prescription drug middlemen industry. Agency to scrutinize impact of vertically integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers on the access and affordability of medicine: bit.ly/3mlNH1J #PBMs /1
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ICYMI: FTC looks to modernize its guidance on preventing digital deception. As companies wrongly invoke the guide to justify deception, agency seeks public input on possible revisions around #DarkPatterns & other deceptive tactics: bit.ly/3aIT6gK #marketing #advertising
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