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The Walt Disney Co. will pay a $10 million fine to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging it allowed personal data to be collected on kids under 13, violating federal law.The FTC said Tuesday Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parents’ consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.According to the complaint, Disney failed to properly label some videos that it uploaded to YouTube as “Made for Kids.” The mislabeling allowed Disney, through YouTube, to collect personal data from children under 13 viewing child-directed videos and use that data for targeted advertising to children, the FTC said. That’s because, since the videos weren’t labeled as being for kids, they included targeted advertising.Representatives for Disney did not immediately return a message for comment.Google, the parent company of YouTube, agreed to pay $170 million in a similar settlement in 2019. Associated Press
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Japanese carmaker Toyota said on Wednesday it will invest 680 million euros ($792 million) on a new production line in the Czech Republic to make a battery electric car.The line will be built with a government incentive of up to 64 million euros ($75 million) to expand Toyota’s existing plant in Kolin, around 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Prague, the Czech government and the company said in a joint statement.It will become the first Toyota plant to produce battery electric cars in Europe.Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the new line will create another 245 jobs at the factory that already employs 3,200 people.Toyota did not disclose details of when production would start or of the model.The world’s top automaker currently makes Aygo X and Yaris Hybrid models at the plant, which made over 225,000 cars last year. Associated Press
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If theres one thing that digital platforms really dont want, its you giving login details to people outside of your household. The past few years have seen Netflix, Disney, and HBO Maxto name a fewcrack down on password sharing with anyone who doesnt live under your roof. Now, Amazon has joined them. The Seattle e-commerce giant is ending its Prime Invitee program as of October 1 and is offering up the Amazon Family plan in its place. What’s the difference between Prime Invitee and Amazon Family? The former allowed Prime subscribers to share their free shipping benefits with a select number of individuals outside their abode. By contrast, the Amazon Family plan is restricted to people living in your household. It will allow you to add one other adult who shares your address and four children. The plan also includes four teen accounts, but those accounts must have been created before April 7 which is when Amazon discontinued its teen program. These individuals can access benefits including free delivery on Prime eligible items, Prime Video (with ads), Amazon Music (ad-free on shuffle mode), and other content like audio books and games. Like its fellow tech companies, Amazon is angling for a boost in subscriptions. The announcement comes just as Reuters reported Amazons Prime signups failed to meet last years numbers or current targets ahead of Julys Prime Day event. Amazon told Reuters that its membership numbers continue to grow, but didnt provide figures. Fast Company has reached out to Amazon for comment and will update this post if we hear back.
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