Sony Music illegally collected data on children, U.S. says

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was sued by the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday for collecting and disclosing personal data about 30,000 children without informing their parents. The suit, which alleges violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, seeks unspecified damages and an injunction. The FTC alleges that Sony Music, a Sony Corp. unit that operates more than 1,100 music-related websites, collected information from more than 30,000 children under age 13 since 2004, despite contending that visitors that young wouldn't be allowed to register on the sites.