As of June 2021, 42 percent of Android mobile apps tailored for children and hosted in the Google Play Store in the United States collected persistent identifier data (such as user IP address), violating the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Additionally,16 percent of children's apps on the platform collected online contact information, while 12 percent collected names.
Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021
Characteristic
Share of apps
Persistent identifier (e.g. IP address)
42%
Online contact information
16%
Name
12%
A screen or user name that function as online contact information
analysis of the leading 300 free apps and leading 200 paid apps in the Google Play Store
Supplementary notes
According to the source: "20 percent of all the apps we studied had some kind of COPPA violations." 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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DIW. (June 26, 2021). Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW. "Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021." Chart. June 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW. (2021). Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW. "Share of Mobile Apps for Children Hosted on The Google Play Store in The United States That Collect Selected Types of Personal Information (Pi) in Violation of The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW, Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021 [Graph], DIW, June 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/