Andrew Taylor16:06, Jul 11 2021
ANALYSIS: Children are signing up to popular apps that monitor their emails, spy on websites they visit and share their data with advertisers, prompting calls for greater protection of young people’s personal information. An analysis of digital platforms found most children did not and could not understand the terms and conditions of apps such as TikTok, Instagram and Twitter because of their complexity, length and use of “dark patterns” that actively nudge users to act against their own best interests.
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The survey by data protection lobby group Reset Australia looked at the terms and conditions of some of the most popular apps.
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