Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy

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By Anna WashenkoAug 19, 2025, 3:39 pm313 pts
Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. The tech giant will shell out $30 million to settle the proposed class-action suit. According to Reuters , the…

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