A class action style law suit valued at £2bn has been filed in the High Court against Google, focusing on subsidiary YouTube’s handling of child user data.

The action alleges that YouTube collected the data of over 5 million British children without parental consent. The requirement of parental consent is enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation and UK Data Protection Act 2018.

The claimant, privacy expert Duncan McCann, is represented by litigation specialist firm Hausfeld and supported by tech rights group Foxglove.

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