YouTube accused of illegally collecting children’s data

Advocacy groups in US say the video-sharing website is guilty of violating child privacy laws

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YouTube has been illegally obtaining data on children’s viewing patterns, according to more than 20 advocacy groups in the US.

In a joint complaint filed to the Federal Trade Commission on Monday, they allege the Google subsidiary is violating children’s online privacy by collecting data and using it to target advertising.

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