As of the first quarter of 2022, it was found that approximately 76 percent of the leading mobile apps for children hosted in the Google Play Store could potentially transmit location data to advertisers, while in the case of the Apple App Store the number of popular children apps corresponded to around 67 percent of the total. Additionally, 75 percent of iOS apps had potential access to personal data through permissions, while in the case of apps hosted in the Google Play Store the number of popular children apps holding the same possibility corresponded to around 35 percent of the total.
Handling of personal data among mobile apps for children in 1st quarter 2022, by app store
Characteristic
Google
Apple
Transmitted location to advertisers
76%
67%
Transmitted IP address to advertisers
50%
33%
Had potential access to personal data through permissions
35%
73%
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