Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT TAKES ACTION AGAINST WEB SITES THAT ILLEGALLY COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM MINORS

The Texas Attorney General issued the following news release:

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today took legal action against two Web sites that cater to children but fail to adequately protect their privacy and safety. Texas is the first state to file an enforcement action under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a federal law that generally prohibits Web sites from unnecessarily collecting personal information from children under 13.

According to Attorney General investigators, TheDollPalace.com and Gamesradar.com unlawfully collect personal information such as names, ages, and home addresses from children. Investigators also discovered that the sites' parental ...

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