Security News > 2021 > November > Products used by children are not nearly as privacy-protecting as they should be

The report finds some improvements for parents and educators, including increased transparency around privacy policies that provide more information about the products that children and students are using.

"The passage of modern, sensible technology laws like the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and the California Consumer Privacy Act in 2019 requires companies to update their policies to meet the new standards, but we need a robust and comprehensive federal privacy law and new regulations to better protect kids, and we need the industry to step up and stop placing the burden on parents, educators, and families."

"The state of kids' privacy is far below parents' expectations, and we need the industry to step up and do more to protect kids from the current reality, in which products are actively engaging in more data collection and data monetization than ever before," says Girard Kelly, Privacy Program Director at Common Sense.

2 out of 3 products used by youth have privacy practices that track them on the app and across the internet for advertising purposes.

The findings overwhelmingly support calls for companies to step up and protect their users' privacy rather than placing the burden on parents and teachers to read lengthy and confusing privacy policies for apps and services used by children and students.

Check Common Sense's privacy ratings to get a thorough understanding of strong privacy protections.

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