Many of today's kids engage with the Internet continuously. Some websites--from artist sites to game sites--allow kids under the age of 13 to register, often asking the kids to provide personal information to get to the content. One company, Artist Arena, recently violated a whole bunch of laws in order to mine data from kids using popular artist sites as a vehicle, including Justin BieberÂ’s site. Now, the company will shell out $1 million dollars in penalties for the illegal accumulation of...
Many of today's kids engage with the Internet continuously. Some websites--from artist sites to game sites--allow kids under the age of 13 to register, often asking the kids to provide personal information to get to the content. One company, Artist Arena, recently violated a whole bunch of laws in order to mine data from kids using popular artist sites as a vehicle, including Justin BieberÂ’s site. Now, the company will shell out $1 million dollars in penalties for the illegal accumulation of...
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