FTC Official Urges State Attorneys General to Sue Google Over Kids' Privacy Violations
The Google penalty was part of a settlement with Federal Trade Commission general counsel Alden Abbott and New York Attorney General Letitia James. A dissenting FTC commissioner says other attorneys general should file lawsuits over the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act violations.
September 04, 2019 at 04:17 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Google LLC Wednesday agreed to pay a record $170 million penalty and make compliance changes after violating children's privacy rights. But one regulator said the settlement didn't go far enough and urged attorneys general nationwide to sue the company.
"More action is needed, and I hope that our partners in state attorneys' general offices can finish the job," said a statement from Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who dissented.
The Google penalty was part of a settlement with FTC general counsel Alden Abbott and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Under the deal, New York receives $34 million of the penalty.
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