FTC Says Mobile Apps Collecting Kids' Data

Regulations incoming!

Reason Staff | 12.10.2012 7:45 PM

The Federal Trade Commission found in a study that most mobile apps for kids are secretly collecting information from children without their parents' knowledge.

The information collected includes device IDs, phone numbers, locations, and other private information without their parents' knowledge or consent, the study found. Read more about them here.

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