The Federal Trade Commission leaves no doubt about its view of the mobile app industry’s efforts to protect children online with its latest report: “Mobile Apps for Kids — Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade.” The report reveals the results of a follow-up survey to a February report that found disclosures were lacking in mobile apps aimed at children. In that earlier report, the FTC called on all members of the children app ecosystem — app stores, developers, and third parties that interact with the apps — to provide greater transparency.
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FTC: Mobile Apps Haven't Come Clean on Use of Kids' Data
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 11, 2012 09:20 AMThe Federal Trade Commission leaves no doubt about its view of the mobile app industry’s efforts to protect children online with its latest report: “Mobile Apps for Kids — Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade.” The report reveals the results of a follow-up survey to a February report that found disclosures were lacking in mobile apps aimed at children. In that earlier report, the FTC called on all members of the children app ecosystem — app stores, developers, and third parties that interact with the apps — to provide greater transparency.