Office Microsoft has been ordered to pay the Federal Trade Commission $20 million to settle charges of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).According to the complaint, the company "illegally" collected the personal information of children who signed...
Teams Microsoft unveiled a new cloud data and analytics platform two weeks ago that analysts say give it an edge over its main rivals, Amazon and Google, in the fiercely competitive cloud market. The platform, called Microsoft Fabric, is a comprehensive suite of tools that allows...
Microsoft Office LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft's (MSFT.O) president met Britain's finance minister for talks on Tuesday and said he would try to work with regulators to seek UK approval for its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O).British competition...
Microsoft Windows Microsoft, which wants to lead the AI revolution, is struggling with a children’s online privacy protection problem. The Redmond giant will now part with $20 million for failing to secure parental consent to retain—for longer than necessary—personal data of children aged under 13...
Teams Microsoft has entered into an agreement with the US federal regulators, agreeing to pay $20 million to address allegations of unlawfully collecting data from children registering for Xbox accounts. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the statement, reinforcing enhanced security for young gamers. Websites and...
Server The Federal Trade Commission just announced that Microsoft has been fined $20 million “over charges it illegally collected personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system without their parents’ consent”.Dead By Daylight Devs’ New Game Is Fortnite Meets DoomThe ruling...
Teams Microsoft is set to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a $20 million settlement over charges that the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The company retained certain personal information of kids far longer than it should have when they made...
Windows Server British Airways, the BBC, and UK pharmacy chain Boots are among the companies whose data has been compromised after miscreants exploited a critical vulnerability in deployments of the MOVEit document-transfer app. Microsoft reckons the Clop ransomware crew stole the information. British Airways, the BBC, and...
Server WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday morning.Microsoft 365 outage and problem reports peaked at almost 18,000 shortly after 11 a.m. Eastern Monday morning, according to outage tracker Downdetector. Reports have appeared to...
