Privacy disclosures in kid apps are better, but still need work, says U.S. FTC<article>
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<p>Mobile apps aimed at children have improved privacy disclosures in the past three years, but as a group, still need work, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.</p><p>About 45 percent of children’s apps now include a direct link to privacy policies on their app store pages, according to survey results from the FTC’s Office of Technology Research and Investigation. That’s up from just 20 percent in December 2012, the FTC said in
a blog post Thursday.</p><p>Still, “the glass is both half-full and half-empty,” wrote the FTC’s Kristin Cohen and Christina Yeung, with the research and investigation office. “For many kids’ apps ... parents still don’t have an easy way to learn about their data collection and usage practices.”</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2980241/apps/ftc-finds-privacy-disclosures-improved-in-kids-apps.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Privacy disclosures in kid apps are better, but still need work, says U.S. FTC
