CARU Corrects Kudos' COPPA Consent Crack-Up

Self-reg council: App producer failed to implement rigorous consent procedures

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Kudos is a mobile application developed to give children "the courage to express themselves, to create, to co-exist, connect and to respect one another." The app has a familiar look and feel to Facebook and its lesser known brethren and includes common social media features such as profiles, friends, posts/comments, interest groups and image sharing. But like any app aimed at children, Kudos is charged by law and by the advertising industry with maintaining a high standard of privacy and security.

The Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) ran across Kudos in the course of its regular monitoring activities, and found the app wanting in several ways.