Citation[]

FTC Staff Report, Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures are Disappointing (Feb. 2012) (full-text).
Overview[]
This staff report shows the results of a survey of mobile apps for children. The survey shows that neither the app stores nor the app developers provide the information parents need to determine what data is being collected from their children, how it is being shared, or who will have access to it.
The report recommends:
- All members of the "kids app ecosystem" — the stores, developers and third parties providing services — should play an active role in providing key information to parents.
- App developers should provide data practices information in simple and short disclosures. They also should disclose whether the app connects with social media, and whether it contains ads. Third parties that collect data also should disclose their privacy practices.
- App stores also should take responsibility for ensuring that parents have basic information.