On August 3, 2017, several parents brought a class action in San Francisco against Walt Disney. The parents allege that Walt Disney and its partners exfiltrated the personally identifying information of their children playing online games via smart phone apps, for future commercial exploitation, in direct violation of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501– 6506. COPPA defines “children” as individuals under the age of 13.
The complaint indicates that at least 42 apps track and collect the children’s personal information without verifiable parental consent.
The parents ask for an injunction to cease these practices, sequester illegally obtained information, and damages.
Rushing v. Walt Disney, Co., N.D. Cal., 17-cv-4419, is available at https://www.bloomberglaw.com…
For more information on how to protect your costumers’ personal information, contact Francesca Giannoni-Crystal
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