Data Collection Practices of Mobile Applications Played by Preschool-Aged Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Child-directed mobile applications (apps) have been found to collect digital identifiers and transmit them to third-party companies, a potential violation of federal privacy rules. This study seeks to examine the differences in app data collection and sharing practices by evaluating the sociodemographic characteristics of the children who play them.

Objective

To examine data collection and sharing practices of 451 apps played by young children and to test associations with child sociodemographic characteristics.

Design, setting, and participants

This study used data from the baseline phase of the Preschooler Tablet Study, a prospective cohort study conducted from August 2018 to January 2020. This study used a population-based sample. A convenience sample of

SUBMITTER: Zhao F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489394 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature