United States of America: FTC lawsuit against Weight Watchers for collecting children's data
Progress
Current status
in force
04 Mar 2022 in force
16 Feb 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Settlement in FTC lawsuit against WW for minor data collection including data and algorithm deletion
On 4 March 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement agreement with Weight Watchers (WW) in the lawsuit filed over the company's illegal collection and retention of personal data of children under 13 years old. According to the …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
FTC files complaint against WW for minor data collection
On 16 February 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Weight Watchers (WW) and its subsidiary, alleging that it has been marketing its application to children and collecting children's health data without obtaining parental…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority