Apple questioned over app age ratings in the UK"...we have contacted Apple and Google to enquire about the extent to which the risks associated with the processing of personal data are a factor when determining the age rating for an app."
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Apple is being questioned in the UK over the age rating of apps.
Specifically, the UK's information commissioner wants to know about the risk of processing personal data.
The UK's information commissioner has written to both Apple and Google about the age ratings given to apps regarding concerns about the risk of processing personal data.
Elizabeth Denham published a letter in response to 5Rights Foundation and a letter sent by its chair, Baroness Kidron. Denham writes:
In relation to specific concerns you raised about age ratings published by online app stores, we have contacted Apple and Google to enquire about the extent to which the risks associated with the processing of personal data are a factor when determining the age rating for an app.
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Apple questioned over app age ratings in the UK
