Google attempted to slow down children's privacy laws

22/10/2021 | Politico

Recently unsealed court documents in the US have revealed Google sought a meeting in 2019 with Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to discuss how to stall efforts to strengthen children's online privacy laws. "We have been successful in slowing down and delaying the [ePrivacy Regulation] process and have been working behind the scenes hand in hand with the other companies," the complaint quoted Google executives as saying in a memo ahead of the meeting. The August meeting could "find areas of alignment and narrow gaps in our positions and priorities on child privacy and safety."

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