Markey, Castor urge FTC to investigate Google Play Store
Source: The Hill
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate if Google's app store is misleadingly marketing children's apps as compliant with a law aimed at protecting children's privacy.
The Democrats on Wednesday sent a letter to the FTC calling for the commission to launch an investigation into the Silicon Valley giant's app store, citing recent studies that suggest apps that infringe on children's privacy, in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), are "rampant on the Google Play Store."
"The FTC must use its full authority to protect the interests of children, many of whom are increasingly online during the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, we urge you to investigate whether the Google Play Store has engaged in unfair and deceptive practices that mislead parents and harm kids," the Democrats wrote.
The letter follows a similar push from two advocacy groups, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), for the FTC to look into the alleged COPPA violations.
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