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YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy – Yahoo News Australia
Google, YouTube’s parent company, is facing a landmark claim over the use of children’s data in the UK.
YouTube is facing a legal battle for allegedly breaching the privacy and data rights of under-13s in the UK.
A claim lodged with the High Court against parent company Google accuses the firm of collecting children’s data without parental consent.
Privacy expert Duncan McCann, who is bringing the action, argues this is a breach of UK and European (EU) law.
A YouTube spokesperson said it does not comment on pending litigation and the platform is not for use by under-13s.
Mr McCann, a father of…
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