Little Progress on Privacy Practices of Children's Mobile Apps, FTC Study Finds
Children's apps present privacy concerns by collecting data about users often without disclosing the practice to parents, according to a study released today by the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the Children's Online Privacy Act and the ban on deceptive advertising.
Children’s apps present privacy concerns by collecting data about users often without disclosing the practice to parents, according to a study released today by the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the Children’s Online Privacy Act and the ban on deceptive advertising.
“Our study shows that kids’ apps siphon an alarming amount of information from mobile devices without disclosing this fact to parents. All of the companies in the mobile app space, especially the gatekeepers of the app stores, need to do a better job,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement.
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