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Company: Microsoft
Current Parent Company: Microsoft
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $20,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: June 5, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: Microsoft agreed to pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from children who signed up to its Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their parents' consent, and by illegally retaining children's personal information.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software
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