A new report by the Federal Trade Commission calls attention to need for transparency in app data collection and advertising to adults, but more specifically to children. After a prolonged period of little progress on this front, it seems as though there will be a crack down on the horizon. The initiative is not only an effort to protect the privacy and safety of kids, but also the wallets of their parents. I find it surprising that in an economy that so closely monitors marketing towards children and teens, the app marketplace has gone largely unmonitored and unrestricted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/technology/many-mobile-apps-for-children-fall-short-on-disclosure-to-parents-ftc-report-says.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&ref=technology&adxnnlx=1355163402-O0GNXL8xjdShhRwZXCA6bQ
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