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AOL To Pay State $5M Fine In Largest Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Penalty Ever AOL To Pay State $5M Fine In Largest Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Penalty Ever
AOL To Pay State $5M Fine In Largest Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Penalty Ever The company that was once AOL will pay nearly $5 million for violating children’s privacy rights. Oath Inc., formerly known as AOL, has agreed to a record settlement for $4.95 million, the largest penalty ever levied in a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).  The settlement came after the company conduction billions of auctions with targeted ads on hundreds of children’s websites, violating COPPA. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood said that her office found that AOL conducted billions of auctions for ad space on hundreds of we…

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