The Latest: Toy maker fined $650K for violating privacy law
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the CES technology show in Las Vegas (all times local):
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Toy maker VTech has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle charges it violated a law protecting children's privacy.
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that VTech collected personal information from children without getting parental consent and didn't do enough to protect the data it collected. The FTC says that the VTech settlement is the first privacy and security case related to toys connected to the internet.
Such toys have become popular, and companies are expected to unveil more toys and other internet-connected gadgets at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this week.
Concern about the toys' security has grown.