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Lawmakers push FTC to investigate Google Play for COPPA violations
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-04-23T20:15:00
Two lawmakers sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to investigate Google Play for potentially violating children’s privacy.
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