The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an investigation into cases of illegal collection of data about children by YouTube. In this respect informs Bloomberg edition.
It was noted that the investigation was initiated upon a complaint from the “philanthropic group” 5Rights and the father of three children. The statement drew attention to the mechanisms of the web version of YouTube in violation of the UK Children’s Act, which came into effect in 2020.
“As a regulator, we want children’s online data to be protected. Otherwise we will take action,” said Steven Bonner, vice president of the ICO.
According to 5Rights, YouTube violates the UK Children’s Law in at least three respects: it collects data about video hosting, children’s location, browsing histories, as well as children’s preferences.
Bloomberg noted that if these allegations are proven, YouTube could be fined up to 4% of the service’s worldwide annual revenue.
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