(RNN) - A study out of the University of California, Berkeley found that thousands of Android apps directed at children under 13, are potentially violating law US law by collecting and sharing their data.
Researchers tested 5,885 apps in Google's Designed for Families program and found that 57 percent of them potentially violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Apps primarily developed for families and children have to participate in the program.
Read the study here.
Among their findings, 28 percent of apps tested accessed sensitive data and 73 percent transmitted the data over the internet.
Copyright 2018 Raycom News Network. All rights reserved.
