Developers worried about new rules for phone apps

A cell phone game for kids about U.S. geography, “Stack the States,” gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another, the Associated Press reports. But with the Federal Trade Commission issuing more stringent online child privacy rules, he’s not even pursuing the idea. Read more with registration.

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