Is Barbie spying your children? Top toy firms fined 835,000 for tracking online activity and collecting personal data of children under 13

Gone are the days when children being out past dark was a parent's worst fear; now they have to worry about smart toys tracking their child's every move. After a two-year probe, Viacom, Mattel, Hasbro and JumpStart have been ordered to pay 835,000 in fines for tracking and collecting personal data of children online. All four companies allowed tracking technology on their websites, which violates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act that limits marketing to children under 13. Gone are the days when their children being out past dark was a parent's worst fear, now they have to worry about Barbie tracking their child's every move. Viacom, Mattel, Hasbro and JumpStart were found to have tracking technology on popular children websites.