Google's marketing of children's apps misleads parents, consumer groups say

The groups also said some apps appeared to violate the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a federal law that prohibits sites and apps from collecting personal information from children

A group of 22 children’s and consumer organizations is calling for a federal investigation into Google’s marketing of children’s apps in its Google Play store, just the latest in a series of rebukes by experts about how the company handles technology aimed at youngsters.
 
Google has promoted the “Family” section of its Play store as a place where parents can find age-appropriate apps for children. But in a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission filed on Wednesday, the advocacy groups said the company’s endorsement of the apps was misleading. The groups said that some apps in that section contained