Google to Pay $8.25M Settlement Over Child Data Tracking in Play Store

Is your child’s data safe? Google settles for $8.25M over claims it tracked kids under 13 without parental consent. See if your family is eligible for a payment.

It looks like Google is opening its wallet again. The tech giant has agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed it was secretly collecting data from children. This case focused on how the tech giant handled the personal details of kids under the age of 13 who used apps from the Google Play Store.

Why the Lawsuit Was Filed

The legal trouble centred on a program called “Designed for Families” (DFF). This was supposed to be a safe space where parents could find kid-friendly games. To be part of it, developers had to follow a law called COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), which requires companies to get a parent’s permission before ...