United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office opened investigation into children's online privacy in ten popular mobile games
Description
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 settings, geolocation controls, targeted advertising practices, and any other privacy issues identified during the review.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority