On September 12, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a complaint in the District of New Mexico against technology companies and application developers for alleging designing and marketing applications that illegally track children in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The complaint focuses on online game applications that access the geolocation, demographics, and online activities of children without the knowledge and consent of parents for the purpose of targeted advertising.

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