Facebook Does Not Obtain Verifiable Parental Consent Before Collecting Personal Information by@metaeatsbrains
Facebook Does Not Obtain Verifiable Parental Consent Before Collecting Personal Information
by Save the Kids From MetaNovember 16th, 2023
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Meta faces accusations of not complying with COPPA regulations by allegedly failing to obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from users under 13 on Facebook. The controversy extends to insufficiently informing parents about the nature of data collected, including geolocation info, identifiers, photos, and other identifiable details of child-users.People Mentioned
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3. Meta does not obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from users under age 13 on Facebook.
833. Despite being required under COPPA to obtain verifiable parental consent, Meta does not obtain—or even attempt to obtain—verifiable parental consent before collecting the personal information of children on Facebook.
834. On information and belief, Meta also does not provide sufficient notice on its Facebook websites or Platform, through a prominently posted link or directly to parents, about what information it collects from children, how it uses such information, its disclosure practices, and parents’ rights to review or delete their children’s information.
835. The “personal information” of children collected by Meta through Facebook includes, but is not limited to, geolocation information, persistent identifiers of the user, unique device identifiers, photos and videos of the children, and other individually identifiable information about each child-user.
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