Brian Fung And Hamza Shaban The Washington Post

The plaintiffs argue that Disney and its partners violated COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

The Walt Disney Co. secretly collects personal information on some of their youngest customers and shares that data illegally with advertisers without parental consent, according to a federal lawsuit filed late last week in California.

The plaintiffs argue that Disney and its partners violated COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

The Walt Disney Co. secretly collects personal information on some of their youngest customers and shares that data illegally with advertisers without parental consent, according to a federal lawsuit filed late last week in California.