Security News > 2020 > September > US Judge Dismisses New Mexico Privacy Claims Against Google
A U.S. district judge has dismissed New Mexico's privacy claims against Google over privacy concerns, but New Mexico's top prosecutor vowed Monday to continue the legal fight to protect child privacy rights.
"The law is clear that Google must protect our children's privacy, and we strongly disagree with the court's ruling," New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a statement to The Associated Press.
"For years massive tech companies like Google have lobbied Washington to keep themselves from being regulated, and I have no doubt that a company that has already paid millions of dollars in fines to the federal government is not putting the privacy and security of children first."
Google spokesman Jose Castaneda said Monday the company was pleased with the ruling and it will continue working with schools to protect students' privacy.
In the latest New Mexico case, the state alleged Google failed to give direct notice to parents and that any notice Google provided wasn't intended for the child's parent and contains terms that no child under the age of 13 would comprehend.