

Websites run by Facebook, Disney, Nickelodeon and McDonald's, among others, along with the data-collecting activities of information giants Google and Acxiom, have led to the pervasive online tracking of children, say child safety and privacy advocates. SEATTLE - The KlaasKids Foundation Thursday unveiled a new set of free online services parents can use to preserve the online privacy of their mobile-device using children.Ĭhief among the new tools is free access to a powerful Do Not Track tool, Cocoon for KlaasKids, that empowers parents to deflect and block tracking mechanisms triggered by websites and mobile-device apps catering to children 13 and under. Free services commemorate victim's birthday.Do Not Track tool from Cocoon empowers parents.

Online marketing to kids amasses data useful to predators.
