{"id":8353,"date":"2022-12-19T16:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/fortnite-video-game-maker-to-pay-520m-over-privacy-and-billing-claims\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:37:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:37:44","slug":"fortnite-video-game-maker-to-pay-520m-over-privacy-and-billing-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/fortnite-video-game-maker-to-pay-520m-over-privacy-and-billing-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite video game maker to pay $520m over privacy and billing claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Epic Games agrees with FTC to pay $275m fine for collecting data on children and refund customers $245m for deceptive practices<\/p>\n

The video game company Epic Games will pay a total of $520m in penalties and refunds to settle complaints involving children\u2019s privacy and methods that tricked players into making purchases, US federal regulators said on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that it had secured the record-breaking settlements for two cases from Epic Games, which makes the popular game Fortnite.<\/p>\n

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\nEpic Games agrees with FTC to pay $275m fine for collecting data on children and refund customers $245m for deceptive practices
\nThe video game company Epic Games will pay a total of $520m in penalties and refunds to settle complaints involving children\u2019s privacy and methods that tricked players into making purchases, US federal regulators said on Monday.
\nThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that it had secured the record-breaking settlements for two cases from Epic Games, which makes the popular game Fortnite. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Epic Games agrees with FTC to pay $275m fine for collecting data on children and refund customers $245m for deceptive practices The video game company Epic Games will pay a total of $520m in penalties and refunds to settle complaints involving children\u2019s privacy and methods that tricked players into making purchases, US federal regulators said …<\/p>\n

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