Microsoft acknowledged it “did not meet customer expectations” and said it has already made changes in the Xbox account verification process for kids under 13 as part of the FTC settlement.
Microsoft acknowledged it “did not meet customer expectations” and said it has already made changes in the Xbox account verification process for kids under 13 as part of the FTC settlement.
They made no money from this.
This surrounds data retained from abandoned account creations. The other issue is that they didn’t involve parents soon enough in the signup process. So if a parent objected the account creation would have been abandoned sooner (but still abandoned).
Microsoft doesn’t make money unless you can actually sign in.