As of June 2021, 50 percent of Android mobile apps hosted in the Google Play Store in the categories 'children' and 'family' in the United States reported no child policy but collected some form of personal user information, violating the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Additionally, almost 30 percent of apps on the platform claimed not to be aimed at children, but also did not present any age limit and collected personal information. Almost one in 10 apps shifted the responsibility of online security over children or their parents.
Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021
data collected from all users, analysis of the leading 300 free apps and leading 200 paid apps in the Google Play Store for the categories of children and family apps
Supplementary notes
According to the source: "20 percent of all the apps we studied had some kind of COPPA violations."The source does not provide an exact survey date. The date provided is the publication date.
The values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Comparitech. (June 21, 2021). Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech. "Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech. (2021). Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech. "Share of Mobile Apps for Children Hosted on The Google Play Store in The United States That Violate The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
Comparitech, Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Share of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of June 2021 [Graph], Comparitech, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329523/children-apps-violating-coppa-us/
