Sony Agrees to Pay $1 Million in Child Privacy Case

Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it improperly collected and disclosed personal information on thousands of children under 13 without their parents' consent. The FTC said that the civil penalty is the largest ever to be paid in a case alleging violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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