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Calling all parents: Kids' mobile apps not so private
2013-01-17 17:00:08| Product Reviews by ConsumerSearch.com
Kids and technology go together like chicken fingers and ketchup. Even babies can finger swipe these days. But a new Federal Trade Commission report on mobile apps for kids, "Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade," says many kids' apps aren't protecting your child's privacy like they're supposed to. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) regulates the privacy and safety online for children under age 13. According to COPPA, app developers must, for example, provide a link to a clear and prominent privacy policy about the kinds of personal information it collects from children who download the app. The FTC's report, however, which analyzed and tested 200 apps each from the Apple and Google Play app stores, found that the majority of the kids' apps collected or transmitted information, including the device's I.D., without disclosing the app's privacy practices. A mobile device's ID is a short string of letters and/or numbers that can allow apps, developers and other companies such as ad networks to receive information about the user, such as the user's (your child's) name, phone number, e-mail address, friends list and geolocation. All mobile devices have an I.D.read more
Parents struggle to find gender-neutral toys
2013-01-17 16:14:56| Toys - Topix.net
A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven that isn't purple or pink so it would appeal to her little brother is a fresh sign of movement in an old debate.
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App charges cause anger for parents
2013-01-16 13:11:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Unsuspecting parents have found themselves with phone bills running "into the thousands" thanks to in-app purchases, a UK regulator warns.
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Rail line worries parents
2013-01-16 06:32:17| Railroads - Topix.net
Spatt, a father of a school-aged child, drove his daughter to school and noticed children crossing the train tracks away from the controlled intersection.
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Pull-Ups brand launches tool to help parents
2013-01-16 06:00:00| Nonwovens Industry Breaking News
Pull-Ups brand is motivating moms with a new 3D interactive app and a chance to share a celebratory "First Flush" photo of their tot on Times Square billboard.
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