FTC Fines Site $35,000 for Violating Children's Privacy

Federal regulators fined the Web site operator for the Etch-A-Sketch toy and sent warning letters to more than 50 other Internet operators regarding children's privacy online. The Ohio Art Company, which makes the children's doodling toy, has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle charges it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Federal Trade Commission said.