United States of America: Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Apitor over alleged unauthorised collection of children's geolocation data through robot toys
Progress
Current status
under investigation
02 Sep 2025 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement agreement with Apitor addressing allegations of unauthorised collection of children's geolocation data through robot toys
On 2 September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission and Apitor Technology entered into a stipulated proposed order over the unauthorised collection of children's geolocation data through robot toys. Apitor develops programmable robot toys for children…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority