United States of America: Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement agreement with Apitor addressing allegations of unauthorised collection of children's geolocation data through robot toys

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2025-09-02
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On 2 September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission and Apitor Technology entered into a stipulated p…