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WARNING PARENTS: YouTube is illegally collecting children’s data, consumer groups claim

 WARNING PARENTS: YouTube is illegally collecting children’s data, consumer groups claim
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More than 20 child advocacy groups have urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing platform of illegally collecting data from underage users. The Guardian obtained court documents accusing the Google subsidiary of collecting children’s phone numbers and devices of so that they can track them on various websites and platforms. Under the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy …

WARNING: Kidde recalls 500,000 potentially-defective smoke alarms
Consumer
March 26, 2018

WARNING: Kidde recalls 500,000 potentially-defective smoke alarms

Fire safety company Kidde recently recalled nearly 500,000 smoke alarms, announcing that the units are possibly faulty. Out an abundance of caution, the North-Carolina based business is recalling 452,000 smoke alarms in the U.S. and 40,000 in Canada that might fail to detect smoke. However, the Triad Business Journal reported that the number of defective …

NutriBullet sued after 22 people claim they were seriously injured by EXPLODING parts
Consumer
November 15, 2017

NutriBullet sued after 22 people claim they were seriously injured by EXPLODING parts

At least 22 people are suing the maker of Nutribullet, alleging the blender’s malfunctioning parts resulted in serious lacerations and injuries. Sheryl Utal told CBS News that she used her high-powered blender daily for years until it exploded after 20 seconds and gave her second-degree burns. “It just came flying out all over me, all over …