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Texas puts age verification on app stores

Texas law will require age verification, parental consent for app store downloads

The App Store Accountability Act requires age verification from all users and will prevent minors from downloading apps or making in-app purchases without parental consent from a connected account that has been verified.

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Lifehacker on MSN · 10h

Texas’s New App Store Age Verification Law Has Serious Privacy Issues

What will be required for app store age verification in Texas? The Texas law will require Google and Apple to verify the age of all users before they download any app through thei

ChannelNews · 20h

Texas Becomes Second U.S. State to Ban App Stores for Under 18s

Texas has become the second US state to pass a law requiring age verification on app stores, placing Apple and Google at the centre of an escalating global debate over online child safety and user data privacy.

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Viral chain message claiming COVID-19 apps can track phone contacts without their consent is misleading

The app WILL ask for permission to access your contact list, But NO ONE has my consent ... s privacy policy said it would only receive information about specific contacts who may have been ...

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Privacy remains an issue with several women’s health apps

SN: Women’s health and fertility apps have drawn concerns about privacy. But in your study ... s pregnancy status is leaked without their consent, that could lead to discrimination in the ...

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FTC cracks down on companies that glean location data without users' consent

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on companies that handle sensitive location data, gleaned from data via mobile apps often without a user's knowledge or direct consent. The FTC has ...

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