More websites, mobile apps for children collecting personal data: study
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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Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347829/more-websites-mobile…
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“Global investigation examined 876 websites and mobile apps designed specifically for children across multiple sectors”
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Wikipedia entries mention unrelated topics (music album, historical year, star) with no connection to the investigation of websites/apps for children. No corroboration found in cross-references or web search results.
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— 44/876 is a collaborative album by English musician Sting and Jamaican musician Shaggy. It was released on 20 April 2018 by A&M Records, Interscope Records and Cherrytree Records.
The album's title re…
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— Year 876 (DCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
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— Gliese 876 is a red dwarf star 15.2 light-years (4.7 parsecs) away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius. It is one of the closest known stars to the Sun confirmed to possess a planetary system …
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_876
“Last year, 41 per cent of platforms required users to provide their names, up from 29 per cent in 2015”
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Wikipedia entries reference 2015 (year, films) but provide no data about platform requirements for user names. No corroboration found in cross-references or web search results.
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— 2015 (MMXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015
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— The Visit is a 2015 American found footage horror film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit_(2015_American_film)
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— The Witch (stylized as The VVitch, and subtitled A New-England Folktale) is a 2015 folk horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers in his feature directorial debut. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_(2015_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_(2015_film)
“About 20 per cent needed to give their phone numbers, up from 12 per cent a decade ago”
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Wikipedia entries discuss U.S. presidents, grammar, and disambiguation pages, but none address phone number requirements on platforms. No corroboration found in cross-references or web search results.
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— The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
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— The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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— The is the definite article in English.
The, or THE, may also refer to:
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“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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“More platforms also asked for users’ addresses and photos or videos”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, cross-references, or web search results to confirm or refute the claim about platforms requesting addresses, photos, or videos.
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