Google Axes Three Children’s Apps For Data Collection Violations – ChannelNews

Google has been forced to remove three childrens gaming apps from the Play Store for allegedly violating its data collection policies by tracking users over time and across different devices.
The apps Princess Salon, Number Colouring and Cats & Cosplay allegedly bypassed privacy controls via software development kits (SDKs) used within them, named Unity, Appodel and Umeng.
The International Digital Accountability Council, a non-profit privacy watchdog, reportedly informed Google of the violations…

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