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Jacob Rawley

Warning to parents as YouTube accused of tracking children's viewing habits

Video sharing website YouTube has been accused of collecting data about children under 13, which could breach the UK's data privacy code.

A campaigner filed a complaint against the tech giant with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), claiming that they track the videos that children watch as well as where they are watching and the devices they use.

Data is not tracked on the YouTube Kids app without a parent's consent, but campaigner Duncan McCann argued that children may use family devices where it can be gathered automatically.

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