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Sony Hit With $1M Penalty For COPPA Violations
coondoggie writes "It really isn't a big enough penalty, and the company admitted no guilt, but Sony BMG Music Entertainment today agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it knowingly violated the privacy rights of over 30,000 underage children.
Specifically the FTC said the company violated the agency's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC did say the penalty was its largest ever in a COPPA case.
To provide resources to parents and their children about children's privacy in general, and social networking sites in particular, the penalty order requires Sony Music to link to certain FTC consumer education materials for the next five years."
Man, I need a job like this. I mean, well, being an executive. My job sucks. In a bad way.
Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.
No, but they can get some candy.
Come, I have some of them in my van.
Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.
Come, I have some of them in my van.
The children or the candy?
When all else fails, try.
My job sucks. In a bad way.
Call it a hunch, but despite the apparent $250,000 salary for services at that retreat, the hooker's job sucks too.
How amazed would you be to suddenly find that you just forgot what I wrote and you needed to reread my post.... again.
Bulk discount. You know how it is.
Hmm, that is confusing... They should rename one of them to make it more specific:
Child Online Protection Act, for Filtering and Elimination of Electronic Lewdness
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