As of September 2024, 53 percent of Android mobile apps hosted in the Google Play Store in the categories 'children' and 'family' in the United States collected data without parental permission/ without right protocols, violating the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Additionally, almost 20 percent of apps on the platform asked children to get parental permission before downloading the app, or to not summit PII, or puts the onus on parents to monitor app use.
Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024
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Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024
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Comparitech. (June 21, 2021). Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech. "Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech. (2021). Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech. "Share of Mobile Apps for Children Hosted on The Google Play Store in The United States That Violate The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) as of September 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech, Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024 [Graph], Comparitech, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
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