New Mexico sues Google over collection of children's data New Mexico is suing Google over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state lawsFILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo, a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. New Mexico is suing Google over allegations that the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state laws. "School districts can decide how best to use Google for education in their classrooms and we are committed to partnering with them.”UnlikeEurope, the U.S. has no overarching national law governing data collection and privacy. According to the New Mexico lawsuit, outside its Google Education platform, the company prohibits children in the U.S. under the age of 13 from having their own Google accounts. The state contends Google is attempting to get around this by using its education services to “secretly gain access to troves of information” about New Mexico children. The attorney general's office filed a similar lawsuit against Google and other tech companies in 2018, targeting what Balderas described as illegal data collection from child-directed mobile apps.

Source: ABC News February 20, 2020 19:52 UTC