Social networking Web site Xanga.com will pay $1 million — the largest penalty ever issued for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act — for repeatedly allowing children under 13 to sign up for the service without getting their parent’s consent, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday.
The thing I find most incredible about this is the fact that they went so long without being fined. Though I disagree with a lot of fines given, this is a smart one. But ouch… $1 Million!