THE PROCESSING OF CHILDREN'S PERSONAL DATA IN THE GAMES APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE PLATFORM

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.216372331035

• Palavras-chave: Children; personal data; General Data Protection Law; Games apps.

• Keywords: Children; personal data; General Data Protection Law; Games apps.

• Abstract:

  New technologies allow the intense capture and processing of personal data, a worrying practice especially when users are children and adolescents. In this context of great interconnection, this article aims to analyze the protection of children's personal data in children's game applications, available on the Google Play Store Platform, an analysis that aimed to verify whether developers are following what determines Law 13.709/2018. The research aimed to answer the question: did the companies that develop games aimed at children available on the Google Play Store Platform comply with the General Data Protection Law? The answer to the research problem resulted from the application of the deductive method of approach, combined with a case study, focusing on the Google Play Store Platform. It was concluded that technology can be a great ally in teaching children and, despite the risks arising from its use, the inclusion of devices in the LGPD proved to be an important initiative, evidencing the concern with the protection of personal data. It is necessary to go beyond the normative analysis and the investigation of the game applications showed that among all the applications examined, only one is not fully adequate to what the LGPD determines regarding the processing of children's personal data.