After backlash, Google stops emailing kids on how to remove parental controls

Google says it is ending its practice of emailing 13-year-olds step-by-step instructions on how to remove parental controls after backlash from parents and parental rights advocates.

The tech giant came under fire after screenshots of an email went viral on social media, with users describing the policy as “predatory” and “grooming” behavior. Google’s head of global privacy, safety and security, Kate Charlet, wrote in a LinkedIn post on Monday that the policy was being revised to allow...