{"id":6968,"date":"2019-01-20T14:18:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T14:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2019-01-20T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T14:20:40","slug":"google-hit-with-ftc-complaint-over-inappropriate-kids-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/google-hit-with-ftc-complaint-over-inappropriate-kids-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate' kids apps<\/h1>\n
By Alyssa Newcomb<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Federal Trade Commission is being asked to investigate how apps that may violate federal privacy laws that dictate the data that can be collected on children ended up in the family section of the Google Play store.<\/p>\n

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A group of 22 consumer advocates, led by the Institute for Public Representation at Georgetown University Law School, filed a formal complaint against Google on and asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the company misled parents by promoting children\u2019s apps that may violate the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Google\u2019s own policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe business model for the Play Store\u2019s Family section benefits advertisers, developers, and Google at the expense of children and parents,\u201d Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, said in a statement. \u201cGoogle puts its seal of approval on apps that break the law, manipulate kids into watching ads and making purchases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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