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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 …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-02-16
under deliberation

On 16 February 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Weight Watchers (WW…

2022-03-04
in force

On 4 March 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement agreement with Weight Watc…