COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2024

Published by Laura Ceci, Nov 13, 2024

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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Release date

June 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2024

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According to the source: "We searched through the top charts on Google Play (under children and family categories), looking at the top 500 apps."

The source does not provide an exact survey date. The date provided is the publication date.

The values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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