U.S. lawmakers seek details on VTech's data collection from toys

VTech Holdings

02/12/2015 15:34

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday 
asked VTech Holdings Ltd  0303.HK  for details about the data it 
collects on children who use its digital toys, as well as how it 
protects such sensitive information, following a cyber attack on 
the company that exposed data on 6.4 million children. 
    In a letter, two leaders of a congressional group focused on 
privacy asked the digital toymaker for specific information on 
what data it collects on children aged 12 and younger as well as 
how it uses the information and whether it shares or sells such 
data. 
 
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Doina Chiacu) 
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