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Published December 10, 2012, 04:54 PM

Government investigating makers of cellphone apps

The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday.

By: Richard Lardner, Associated Press

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