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Mobile Apps Illegally Steal Kid’s Cell Info

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 13:59
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A new staff report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that many mobile device apps designed specifically for children are secretly storing information about users without parental permission. In the study “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade” the FTC reports that of the 400 popular apps they investigated nearly 60 percent transmitted the user’s device ID, often sharing the information with third party companies.

Government and industry regulators are concerned that marketers could use the unique device IDs to follow individual children’s actions across multiple applications, allowing them to compile detailed dossiers about their activities. 14 of the reviewed apps even transmitted the phones location and phone number. READFMOREHERE

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