More websites, mobile apps for children collecting personal data: study
Analysis Summary
- Propaganda Score
- 20% (confidence: 90%)
- Summary
- A study examining 876 children's websites and apps found increased data collection practices compared to 2015, with 85% sharing children's data with third parties. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung Lai-ling noted children's developing cognitive abilities make them more vulnerable to privacy risks.
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Detected Techniques
Appeal to Authority
(confidence: 80%)
Citing an authority figure as evidence, even when the authority is not qualified on the topic.
Fact-Check Results
“Global investigation examined 876 websites and mobile apps designed specifically for children across multiple sectors”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the claim about global investigation analyzing 876 children-targeted platforms
“Last year, 41 per cent of platforms required users to provide their names, up from 29 per cent in 2015”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm the 2015-2023 percentage increase for name requirements
“About 20 per cent needed to give their phone numbers, up from 12 per cent a decade ago”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the 12% to 20% phone number requirement increase
“As many as 85 per cent of the platforms indicated in their privacy policies that they may share children’s personal data with third parties, a substantial jump from 51 per cent in 2015”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm the 51% to 85% increase in data sharing claims
“More platforms also asked for users’ addresses and photos or videos”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the increase in address/photo/video request claims