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Google settles second US state children's privacy suit over education apps, forging deal with Mississippi

Google has reached an agreement with Mississippi’s attorney general to settle claims the Internet giant’s educational apps violated the primary US children’s privacy law, with Mississippi becoming the second state in a month to end children’s privacy litigation over those apps.
In a terse court filing Monday in Aberdeen, Mississippi

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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