FTC Fines Fortnite Maker Epic Games $275 Million for Violating Children's Privacy Law

Epic Games has reached a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC over allegations that the Fortnite creator violated online privacy laws for children and tricked users into making unintended purchases in the video game. To that end, the company will pay a record $275...

France Fines Google, Facebook €210 Million Over Privacy Violating Tracking Cookies

The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés CNIL, France's data protection watchdog, has slapped Facebook now Meta Platforms and Google with fines of €150 million $170 million and €60 million $68 million for violating E.U. privacy rules by failing to provide users with an easy opti...