Key Points
Microsoft required anyone using the Xbox Live service to register with a name, email address and age information..
Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay $20 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission claim that the company illegally collected data from children who signed up to use its Xbox gaming system..
But even when the company was aware of users under age 13 it continued to collect and retain data in violation of a US kids online privacy law, according to the FTC..
With the settlement, Microsoft joins the ranks of dozens of other companies including Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc.s Google and ByteDance Ltds TikTok who have faced FTC penalties for collecting data on children without parental consent...
As part of the settlement, Microsoft agreed to delete within two weeks any information collected about kids without parental consent and to notify any video game publishers that seek personal information if users are children..
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