Another Fortnite scandal: Epic games to pay $520 million for tricking kids | Cybersecurity News

Protect your privacy with NordVPN 📣 NordVPN – an extra layer of online security 🛡️ Get NordVPN now 👉 https://content.nordvpn.com/3WJdNff *** A major Fortnite scandal is in Cybernews’ spotlight this week. Epic Games, the developer of the worldwide famous game, will have to pay $520 million in fines. The Federal Trade Commission, aka the FTC, has accused the company of tricking young Fortnite players. How was Epic Games doing it? Find all the answers now. Contents of the video: 00:00 Intro 00:17 How was Epic Games tricking Fortnite players? 01:36 How did the company respond to the charges? *** Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, will have to pay $520 million over children’s privacy and trickery charges. What really happened? The Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC, accused Epic Games of illegally collecting kids’ personal data and using manipulative techniques to provoke unintentional in-game purchases. First, Epic Games was collecting personal information on Fortnite players under the age of 13 without informing their parents or getting their consent. Second, the game was matching children and teens with adult strangers to play Fortnite while enabling live voice and text chats by default. This resulted in kids experiencing harassment. Third, according to the FTC, “Players could be charged while trying to wake the game from sleep mode, while the game was in a loading screen, or by pressing a nearby button when simply trying to preview an item.” This led to millions of dollars in unauthorized charges. What was the response from Epic Games? According to The Washington Post, Epic Games released a statement saying that: “No developer creates a game with the intention of ending up here. We accepted this agreement because we want Epic to be at the forefront of consumer protection and provide the best experience for our players.” Epic Games will pay. It also promised to take players’ privacy more seriously. Hopefully, the company will never again play with consumer protection laws. *** About NordVPN NordVPN is part of Nord Security, an online security company that aims to provide users with all the necessary online security tools. NordVPN is the world’s leading VPN provider, protecting millions of internet users every day. We employ next-generation tech solutions to make sure our users enjoy online safety with peace of mind. Thanks to one of these advanced solutions — NordLynx, a Wireguard-based tunneling solution — NordVPN has become the fastest VPN on the planet, as confirmed by the latest speed tests. *** Get NordVPN now and enjoy privacy and safety 👉 🥳 https://content.nordvpn.com/3WJdNff 🎉 *** Follow us on social media too: https://www.facebook.com/NordVPN/ https://www.instagram.com/nordvpn/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nordvpn #cybersecuritynews #fortnite Subscribe to NordVPN Germany or NordVPN France to learn more about digital privacy and security in your native language 🖥️🔒🗺️ 🇫🇷 @NordVPNenfrancais 🇩🇪@NordVPNaufDeutsch