Disney has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused it of unlawfully allowing children's personal data to be collected. It seems the issue came down to some boxes that were left unchecked on the company's YouTube uploads.

The FTC announced the settlement on Tuesday , alleging that Disney had violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Specifically, the FTC accused Disney of failing to inform its child-targeted content's audience that it was tracking their data, or securing parental consent for such tracking. Both of these are required under COPPA.

"Our order penalizes Disney's abuse of parents' trust, and, through a mandated video-review program, makes room for the future of protecting kids online — age assuranc

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