{"id":10415,"date":"2022-09-06T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/09\/06\/instagram-fined-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars-for-child-data-misuse\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T22:37:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T20:37:31","slug":"instagram-fined-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars-for-child-data-misuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/09\/06\/instagram-fined-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars-for-child-data-misuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Fined Nearly Half A Billion Dollars For Child Data &#039;Misuse&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram is no stranger to fines and lawsuits dealing with its use of children\u2019s data. The company is now under fire from the European government for that same reason, according to Digital Trends. Instagram is being fined a hefty sum for alleged child data misuse.<br \/>\nSeveral governmental bodies have deemed Instagram a dangerous platform for children. Because of this, the company\u2019s plans to make a kid-only version of the app were shot down. Since then, the platform has been under close scrutiny for how it deals with children\u2019s and teens\u2019 data.<br \/>\nNow, Instagram was hit with a fine for apparent child data misuse<br \/>\nThe latest bit of Insta-drama comes from the European government. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) did an investigation into the company and found that it possibly violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Thus, the company could face a \u20ac405 million fine for this (roughly $405 million).<br \/>\nWhen the DPC looked into Instagram, it found that some of the data belonging to children was accessible to the public. This is data such as email addresses and, worse, phone numbers. That\u2019s definitely not the kind of information you want to have just lying around.<br \/>\nAlso, the DPC also found that some accounts belonging to teens were not set to private. Instagram implemented a policy where teens\u2019 profiles are automatically set to private when they set up their accounts.<br \/>\nBut, Meta is disputing this<br \/>\nA Meta spokesperson told\u00a0Politico that this might not be a valid case. \u201cThis inquiry focused on old settings that we updated over a year ago, and we\u2019ve since released many new features to help keep teens safe and their information private.\u201d That\u2019s a fair argument, but we don\u2019t know just how the DPC did the investigation. There\u2019s no way of telling if it was able to find any current evidence of misuse.<br \/>\nThis is a developing case, as both sides are working their way through this case. The Meta spokesperson also stated that \u201cWe engaged fully with the DPC throughout their inquiry, and we\u2019re carefully reviewing their final decision.\u201d You should expect to see more on this story in the coming weeks.<br \/>\nThe post Instagram Fined Nearly Half A Billion Dollars For Child Data 'Misuse&#8217; appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AH-Instagram-Logo-1-newAH-600x338-1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram is no stranger to fines and lawsuits dealing with its use of children\u2019s data. 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