Epic Games, the maker of the hit game Fortnite, will pay the Federal Trade Commission a record $520 million to settle claims that it violated children’s privacy.
Epic Games previewed its Unreal Engine 5 for PlayStation 5 with film-quality effects plus connectivity between platforms, brands and even politics.that it accepted the deal so it could be at “the forefront of consumer protection and provide the best experience for our players.”
“This proposed order sends a message to all online providers that collecting children’s personal information without parental consent will not be tolerated,” said Associate Atty. Gen. Vanita Gupta in a statement. The regulator said that Epic employees had been warning about the default settings as early as 2017. Although Epic added a button allowing users to turn voice chat off, it was difficult to find, the FTC said.
“Players could be charged while attempting to wake the game from sleep mode, while the game was in a loading screen, or by pressing an adjacent button while attempting simply to preview an item,” the regulator said. “These tactics led to hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized charges for consumers.”
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