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Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the company violated children's privacy on YouTube by collecting personal data without parental consent and using it for targeted advertising.

The class action was filed on Monday, August 18, in federal court in San Jose, California. Google agreed to this settlement but denies any wrongdoing. The agreement still requires approval from U.S. District Judge Susan van Keulen of the Northern District of California.

Google faces tough measures after violating children's privacy on YouTube
As previously reported by Cryptopolitan, Google agreed to a settlement with Texas for $1.375 billion concerning allegations of illegal data tracking regarding facial recognition, location history, and user activity in Chrome Incognito. This deal became the largest data privacy settlement with Google at the state level, significantly exceeding the previous record of $93 million. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the achievement of a settlement that resolves two separate lawsuits accusing the tech giant of illegally collecting geolocation data, biometric data, and browsing history. Paxton emphasized that this decision creates a new precedent, overshadowing all previous settlements with Google for similar privacy violations.

In 2019, Google faced a similar situation: the tech giant was to pay a $170 million fine as part of a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal laws by illegally accessing children's personal data.
In addition to the fine, the tech company was also required to change some of its policies. Even after that, some critics expressed concern over the lenient terms of the settlement. The Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James raised these accusations against Google.
In this lawsuit, the parents or guardians of 34 children, whose data Google accessed illegally, appeared before the judge to file a complaint.

According to them, the tech giant violated several state laws by allowing content creators to entertain children with cartoons, children's songs, and other entertainment materials solely to collect their personal information, even after participating in the 2019 settlement.

After the above lawsuits were filed, Judge van Keulen decided to consider the case. Due to insufficient evidence linking the accused content creators to the alleged data collection by Google, the judge was forced to dismiss the lawsuits in January. Among these content creators were DreamWorks Animation, Cartoon Network, Hasbro, and Mattel.

After the dismissal of the lawsuit, mediation began the following month, resulting in the recently proposed settlement terms.

The alleged data collection by Google raises concerns about children's safety on social media.
All children affected by the alleged data collection by Google resided in the U.S. and were under the age of 13. The period in question covers from July 1, 2013, to April 1, 2020, when they were active on YouTube.

Plaintiffs' attorneys estimated that the class action could involve between 35 and 45 million individuals. They noted that if only 1-2% of the claims were eligible for compensation, payments could range from approximately $30 to $60 per person — not accounting for legal fees and other expenses. Legal fees alone are expected to reach $9 million.

The lawsuit C.H. et al against Google LLC et al was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under case number 19-07016. Google's settlement agreement was reached nearly a year after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.4 billion payment from Meta for unauthorized use of Facebook and Instagram users' biometric data. Commenting on this case, Paxton emphasized that tech giants are not above the law.