New app checking tool allows educators to see who is tracking and sharing data

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    New app checking tool allows educators to see who is tracking and sharing data

    Period16 Jun 2021

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    • TitleNew app checking tool allows educators to see who is tracking and sharing data
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletThe sector
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date16/06/21
      DescriptionIn this online piece devoted to the Apps that can trap research project, funded by ACCAN and undertaken in conjunction with the Australian Council for Children and the Media and the University of California Berkeley, Dr Warburton provides expert comment and the project is described. The project involves identifying children's apps that contravene privacy laws, publishing a list, and providing resources to parents about how to manage app privacy.
      Producer/AuthorFreya Lucas
      URLhttps://thesector.com.au/2021/06/16/new-app-checking-tool-allows-educators-to-see-who-is-tracking-and-sharing-data/
      PersonsWayne A Warburton, Barbara Biggins, Serge Egelman, Elizabeth Handsley