The US Court of Appeals in Seattle is reviewing the case. Under US law, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general have the authority to control the collection of personal data about children under the age of 13 online.
Alphabet, which runs Internet search engine Google, and some other companies have been sued in the US for tracking the YouTube activity of children under the age of 13 without their parents’ consent. These companies are accused of tracking children’s YouTube activity and using it to show them advertisements.
The US Court of Appeals in Seattle is reviewing the case. Under US law, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general have the authority to control the collection of personal data about children under the age of 13 online. In this case, it has been alleged that the law has been violated in the data collection done by Google. It states that Hasbro, Mattel and Cartoon Network attract children to their channels because of their knowledge of activity tracking.
Last year, a San Francisco court dismissed the lawsuit. The Court held that federal privacy law pre-empted claims under the laws of California, Colorado, New Jersey, and certain other states. However, this case is now being reconsidered. Queries sent to Google and content providers in this regard remained unanswered
Difficulties are also increasing for Google in India. The country’s leading navigation firm Map My India says that Google’s anti-competitive activities are harming Indian consumers and the economy. These activities are making it difficult for Google’s Indian competitors to do business. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of around Rs 1,338 crore on Google in October for abusing its dominant position in Android mobile devices. Along with this, Google was ordered to stop such business methods and avoid them. Google has challenged the CCI order in the Appellate Tribunal NCLAT. A Google spokesperson said, “We have decided to appeal the CCI order on Android. We believe this is a major blow to our Indian users and businesses who rely on Android’s security features.”
