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December 24, 2020 12:18 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (BBB) This year, dozens of holiday-themed apps are available for download. From video chatting with Santa, lighting a menorah, to sending in holiday wish-lists, COVID-19 is forcing several traditions to go virtual.
But, before you or your child click that download button, be sure you know what data it will have access to.
Check out these tips from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) on what you need to know before downloading.
Review your Privacy Rights
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) gives parents more control over who collects personal information from and about their children. To clarify, COPPA defines personal information as “geolocation information and persistent identifiers that can be used to recognize a user over time and across different Web sites or online service,” e.g., names, birth dates, photos, and addresses. Updated in 2013, COPPA ensures that parents/guardians can consent to the mining
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BBB Tip: Is that Santa app safe? Better check it twice
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Nashville, TN – Apple’s App Store and Google Play list dozen of holiday-themed apps: children can video chat live with Santa himself, light the menorah, watch Santa feed live reindeer, track his sleigh on Christmas Eve, or relay their Christmas wish-lists.
This holiday season, when COVID-19 Coronavirus is causing kids to skip the traditional in-person visit with Santa, apps may play a more important role than ever. Before allowing a child to download any app, be sure what data its collecting and set permission requirements.
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Google, Others Shake Kids Data Gathering Suit For Now
Law360 (December 22, 2020, 10:47 PM EST) A California federal judge has shut down a putative class action accusing Google, Cartoon Network, Mattel and a handful of other companies of illegally collecting children s personal information through YouTube for targeted advertisements, finding that the federal Children s Online Privacy Protection Act expressly preempts plaintiffs state law privacy claims.
A group of parents, suing on behalf of their children, claim that Google, its subsidiary YouTube and several companies that operate popular child-directed YouTube channels have invaded the privacy of users under 13 by gathering their personal information in order to create individual profiles vital to the distribution of targeted advertising. The plaintiffs.
BBB Tip: Is that Santa app safe? Better check it twice
Nashville, TN – Apple’s App Store and Google Play list dozen of holiday-themed apps: children can video chat live with Santa himself, light the menorah, watch Santa feed live reindeer, track his sleigh on Christmas Eve, or relay their Christmas wish-lists.
This holiday season, when COVID-19 Coronavirus is causing kids to skip the traditional in-person visit with Santa, apps may play a more important role than ever. Before allowing a child to download any app, be sure what data its collecting and set permission requirements.
BBB National Programs’ Angela Tiffin, Senior Attorney for the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recommended these tips to keep in mind this holiday season.