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 ...

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

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.

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.

One of the hallmarks of adulthood is the hard-learned lesson that actions matter more than words. Promises and platitudes can ...

Gov. Greg Abbott's signing of the app store age verification bill isn't just another piece of legislation; it's a potential game changer in how we ...

“Safety and online privacy for Texas children ... has the legal authority to make decisions for that child. App store operators Google and Apple argue that the age verification bills will ...

By Tripp Mickle The governor of Texas signed a bill on Tuesday requiring Apple and Google to verify the age of app store users ... have weighed similar child safety laws for smartphones.

To guard against such threats, the DGP issued the following cyber safety guidelines: Do not download APK files from unknown ...