Chinese Toymaker Settles FTC Claims Of Kids’ Location Data Sharing For $500,000

( September 5, 2025, 4:18 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The United States and a Chinese toy company reached a settlement of claims that the company violated minors’ privacy through its collection of their geolocation data via the firm’s robot toys, telling a California federal court that they had agreed to a penalty of $500,000 to dispose of the claims brought under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Federal Trade Commission Act....