[CNMO News] "Angry Birds" is a classic casual game, but it makes the judge out of anger. On August 30, Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, was indicted by the New Mexico Attorney General for allegedly collecting and selling personal data from children under the age of 13.
Angry Birds
Under new Mexico's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), gaming companies obtain permission from their parents before collecting any personal information about children under the age of 13.
But under justice minister Hector Balderas' lawsuit, Rovio sold the data to third-party marketing companies to "secretly leak children's personal information" and "then use that personal information for commercial development." The state government even asked the court to issue a permanent injunction against Rovio and impose civil penalties and punitive damages on him, in addition to legal fees and any other costs.
Protection of Personal Information
At present, the protection of personal information has attracted the attention of many countries. In China, the Personal Information Protection Law regulates apps' excessive collection of personal information and "big data killing", and the law will be formally implemented on November 1. At present, China's Ministry of Public Security has investigated and dealt with apps that do not perform citizens' personal information security protection obligations in accordance with the law, and a total of 1,100 illegal App applications have been removed.