FTC Reaches $150,000 Children's Privacy Settlement with HyperBeard

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement of $150,000 with HyperBeard, the developer of a collection of children’s mobile games over violations of U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). The company’s applications had been downloaded more than 50 million times on a worldwide basis to date, according to data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower.

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