These Dating Apps Are Removed From Apple And Google Store For Allowing Kids To Make Profiles

Three dating apps have been taken down from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store following allegations from the US FTC (Federal Trade Commission) stating that these apps grant access to kids as young as 12 years old.

In its recent letter, the FTC gave a warning to Wildec LLC from Ukraine, which is the operator of the three dating apps Meet4U, FastMeet, and Meet24. All of them is said to have violated the FTC Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA in short.

On May 6, the commission said:

By using these dating apps, users let them collect their birth dates, photographs, email addresses, and even real-time location data.

Although in their policies on privacy, the three apps claimed to not allow users who are under 13, the apps couldn’t block those, stating that they were still under 13 when registering and using the apps. They also failed to prevent these kids from being contacted by other users.

FTC staff found out in its review that there were users who were as young as 12 years old.

FTC said:

According to the CORPA Rule of FTC, companies are required to collect personal info from kids under 13 to have clear privacy policies. Also, companies need to contact the parents of these kids and ask for their consent on collecting, using, or sharing their children's personal data.

A consumer alert about the dating apps has also been issued by FTC to alert parents on these dating apps.

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