That raises real privacy and safety risks, like the potential ... “But with millions of apps on Google’s app store, and more added every day, it’s unclear how they’ll determine which ...

These deceptive apps have made their way into the Google Play Store by posing as trustworthy applications, imitating the ...

American tech heavyweight Google yesterday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device’s user through the app ...

To raise awareness about what the Play Store does, Google is launching a safety-focused advertising campaign about how you should “download apps not traps.” The one below is pretty short at 36 ...

and provides additional safety and data protection features for every app in the Google Play Store. If you are not familiar with sideloading apps and the potential risks associated with doing such ...

While each lobby and legislator agrees that social media is threatening child safety and that something must ... security that no amount of age verification at an app store level can really solve.” ...

due to Google's stricter policies and enforcement actions aimed at improving app safety. While Apple's App Store maintained its app numbers, Google blocked millions of policy-violating apps and ...

Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into law on Tuesday.

The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires Apple and Google to ensure that their app stores verify the age of users in the nation's second most populous state.

All apps available through major app stores — such as Apple's App Store and Google Play — will require age verification for ...