FTC Rips Into RockYou for Violating Kids' Privacy
Social gamer must pay a $250,000 penalty
The Federal Trade Commission continues to show it has enforcement teeth when it comes to protecting children's privacy and data security. The agency ripped into RockYou Tuesday, announcing a settlement with the social gamer for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which bars companies from collecting personal information from children under 13 without their parents' permission.
As part of the settlement, RockYou must pay a $250,000 civil penalty to settle charges and delete any information it collected from about 179,000 children.
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