Two U.S. advocacy groups on Wednesday asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether Google‘s software download platform, the Play Store, which is labeled “Teacher Approved” for children, has illegally collected personal information from users without parental consent for advertising purposes. Two advocacy groups on Wednesday asked the FTC to investigate whether Google’s software download platform, the Play Store, labeled “Teacher Approved” for children’s apps, illegally collects personal information from users without parental consent and targets children for advertising purposes.
Google labels apps rated by teachers as suitable for children as “Teacher Approved” to prove that the software is suitable for that age group and is educational and inspirational to address Parents‘ concerns. Two groups that have assisted the FTC’s initiative, the Campaign for an Ad-free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), cited three independent studies from June of last year that said the Play Store has children’s apps that secretly The two groups have asked the FTC to deal with Google’s request.
The two groups are asking the FTC to address Google’s misleading labeling because some of the software violates the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The CCFC, CDD and other organizations complained to the FTC in 2018 that Google’s App platform controls were inadequate, and Google began requiring developers to indicate whether apps are suitable for children in 2019 in order to strengthen regulation.
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