United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office investigation into children's online privacy in ten popular mobile games
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
01 Dec 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Information Commissioner's Office opened investigation into children's online privacy in ten popular mobile games
On 1 December 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) opened an investigation into children’s online privacy in ten popular mobile games, announcing a monitoring programme that will assess each game’s compliance with default privacy settin…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority