Not Seen, Not Heard in the Digital World! Measuring Privacy Practices in Children's Apps. (arXiv:2303.09008v1 [cs.CR])

Web: http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09008

The digital age has brought a world of opportunity to children. Connectivity
can be a game-changer for some of the world's most marginalized children.
However, while legislatures around the world have enacted regulations to
protect children's online privacy, and app stores have instituted various
protections, privacy in mobile apps remains a growing concern for parents and
wider society. In this paper, we explore the potential privacy issues and
threats that exist in these apps. We investigate 20,195 mobile apps from …

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