LONDON : Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children.The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the ad
LONDON : Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children.
Countries have been wrestling to strike the right balance with legislation that protects social media users, particularly children, from harmful content without damaging free speech. "It is a massive, unlicensed, social experiment on our children with uncertain consequences," McCann said. "We remain committed to continuing our engagement with the ICO on this priority work, and with other key stakeholders including children, parents and child protection experts," the YouTube spokesperson said in a statement."The Children's code makes clear that children are not like adults online, and their data needs meaningful protections," the ICO's Deputy Commissioner, Regulatory Supervision, Stephen Bonner said in a statement.
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