New update: Like Apple, Google will now launch a privacy label feature for apps, requiring developers to disclose all privacy-related information.
The company will update its privacy policy next year
Developers will only get permission to access data that is required to use data apps
Tech giant Google has been launching privacy related features for its users. This time the company has changed its policy keeping in mind the privacy of the users. Accordingly, the app developer will now have to tell Google how it will use the users' background location data. Apple added a similar feature in its 2020 policy update.
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The apps also have to state what kind of data they are taking.
Google is going to add a new security section to the Play Store. In it, app developers have to state what kind of data they can access. Developers will have to disclose to Google all information that is related to users' privacy. It includes personal information including location, contact, name, email, photo, video, audio files and storage.
The apps also have to state what kind of data they are taking.
Google is going to add a new security section to the Play Store. In it, app developers have to state what kind of data they can access. Developers will have to disclose to Google all information that is related to users' privacy. It includes personal information including location, contact, name, email, photo, video, audio files and storage.
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Permission to take necessary data only
Developers will only get permission to access data that is required to use data apps. A third party verification section has to be created in the Safety section. If the app developer uninstalls the user app, they will also have the option to delete the data.
According to Suzanne Frey, Google's vice president of products, all apps on the Google Play Store must comply with the new policy. Google's own apps also have to disclose privacy related information. The company is also giving time to app developers to implement the new policy. The developers will have until the first quarter of 2022. Until then, it will be mandatory to update according to Google's new policy.
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Permission to take necessary data only
Developers will only get permission to access data that is required to use data apps. A third party verification section has to be created in the Safety section. If the app developer uninstalls the user app, they will also have the option to delete the data.
According to Suzanne Frey, Google's vice president of products, all apps on the Google Play Store must comply with the new policy. Google's own apps also have to disclose privacy related information. The company is also giving time to app developers to implement the new policy. The developers will have until the first quarter of 2022. Until then, it will be mandatory to update according to Google's new policy.
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