Buried in Meta's $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids' data

'the agreement also says that the state AGs have agreed “fully, finally, and forever” not to bring any past, present, or future COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) claims — or claims under similar state laws — related to Meta’s use of children’s data.'

Wow... That's some wild language.

'The agreement makes clear that Meta can’t use data from users under age 13 for ad targeting, marketing, or algorithmic optimization.'

Right, so once you're 13, you're fair game. Do I read that correctly?

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smuhakg 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Read it closer. It applies for the limited purpose of letting Meta train an AI model that detects children so they can be banned from the platform.

> That permission is being granted for the limited purpose of training and testing Meta’s age-assurance model and includes guardrails, but it’s a curious policy decision to make in a case centered on child safety, and one that could be difficult to properly enforce.

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pixelatedindex a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Why would state AGs even agree to such a thing? It is absurd

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ChrisArchitect 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Did Meta's Big Settlement Actually Help It?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49464678

Meta reaches $17B settlement over social media harms to children

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448819