As of September 2024, 181 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, 113 children's apps on the platform collected cookies, 32 collected names.
Number 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 September 2024
Characteristic
Number of apps
Persistent identifier (e.g. IP address)
181
Cookies
113
Online contact information
35
Name
32
Address
11
A screen or user name that functions as online contact information
9
A telephone number
8
A photo, video, or audio file
5
geolocation
4
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DIW. (June 26, 2021). Number 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 September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW. "Number 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 September 2024." Chart. June 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW. (2021). Number 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 September 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW. "Number 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 September 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
DIW, Number 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 September 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/ (last visited March 02, 2025)
Number 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 September 2024 [Graph], DIW, June 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
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