Google sought to use an August 2019 meeting with fellow tech giants Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to stall federal efforts to strengthen a children’s online privacy law, attorneys general for Texas and other states alleged in new unsealed court documents
Google sought to use an August 2019 meeting with fellow tech giants Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to stall federal efforts to strengthen a children’s online privacy law, attorneys general for Texas and other states alleged in newly unsealed court documents on Friday.
A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment on the meeting. Facebook did not immediately offer a comment when asked Friday. “Big Tech and its army of lobbyists are working hard to block Congress’ efforts to enact privacy legislation because it would cost them money," Markey said. "It’s as simple as that. Even when it comes to children, these companies put their bottom line before their users’ well-being."
Within a month of the meeting, Google agreed to pay $170 million to resolve allegations by the FTC and the New York attorney general that it had violated the COPPA by collecting information about kids who watched videos on YouTube. The fine was the biggest ever imposed for violating children’s privacy online.
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