- Privacy policy
- 26 Aug, 2026
57% of Child Apps Illegally Track Kids (2026)
57% of child-directed apps analyzed by UC Berkeley's ICSI potentially violate COPPA through undisclosed data sharing, and Human Rights Watch found 196 ad-tech companies embedded in government-endorsed kids' ed-tech in 2022. Here is the 2026 picture of how many apps illegally track children, sourced from academic research, watchdog audits, and FTC enforcement data.
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