alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoMicrosoft eats $20 million FTC fine for violating kids' privacy on Xbox Live, admits no wrongdoing and promises not to do it againwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft eats $20 million FTC fine for violating kids' privacy on Xbox Live, admits no wrongdoing and promises not to do it againwww.pcgamer.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squarealyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoi do wish headlines would be more willing, in general, to underscore how pathetic a lot of social protections are, and how much being a large corporation lets you get away with because the main punishments are fines and those are frequently paltry.
minus-squareuserwasbannedforthispost1linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoOn the other hand, how do you ensure someone is of age without requiring everyone to provide an ID or credit card to play games?
i do wish headlines would be more willing, in general, to underscore how pathetic a lot of social protections are, and how much being a large corporation lets you get away with because the main punishments are fines and those are frequently paltry.
On the other hand, how do you ensure someone is of age without requiring everyone to provide an ID or credit card to play games?