Path to Pay $800,000 Fine for Unlawful Collection of User Data
The owners of the mobile social network Path have settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the company had collected personal information from its users, some of whom are minors, without the users' knowledge or consent.
The owners of the mobile social network Path have settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the company had collected personal information from its users, some of whom are minors, without the users’ knowledge or consent.
The settlement requires the company to pay an $800,000 civil penalty, to delete the information it has collected from children under the age of 13, and to implement a new privacy program.
An alternative to Facebook, Path allows users to share a personal diary of pictures, status updates, favorite songs, and current location with up to 150 of their friends.
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