Fortnite settles child privacy and trickery claims:.

The maker of popular video game Fortnite has agreed to pay $520m (APS427m) to resolve claims from US regulators that it violated child privacy laws and tricked users into making purchases. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the firm duped players with "deceptive interfaces" that could trigger purchases while the game loaded. It also accused it of using "privacy-invasive" default settings. Epic Games blamed...

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