Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The company that operates Path, an online social networking application, agreed to pay an $800,000 penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Justice Department announced today.
In a complaint filed on Jan. 31, 2013, the United States alleged that San Francisco-based Path Inc. violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by collecting personal information from children…






