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2020
HyperBeard agrees to $15,000 FTC settlement
Settlement
HyperBeard agreed to pay $15,000 to settle an FTC dispute over alleged collection and use of personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. A $4 million penalty was suspended because the studio could not pay it.
Source excerpt
FTC认为HyperBeard 工作室在没有获得家长统一的情况下，使用身份识别手段收集13岁以下儿童的信息。
由于HyperBeard工作室没有能力缴纳400万美元的罚款，他们可以缴纳1.5万美元和解费用，暂停执行罚款。
儿童向游戏开发者HyperBeard工作室由于非法窃取青少年用户数据信息，将向美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）缴纳1.5万美元的和解费用。