This new privacy section tells us what data an application collects or shares and whether it’s protected.
Google plus wants to be as transparent as possible about everything related to the privacy and security of our data and will add for this reason new security section in your aplicación storeGoogle plus Play Store, clearly inspired by the Privacy statements that Apple has integrated directly into the Aplicación Store.
This new privacy policy will come into effect in the last quarter of this year
The American giant has just been released Articulo included in the official Android developer blog Announcing the launch of a new security section on Google plus Playwhich the Mountain View-based company says will help us what data each aplicación collects or shares and whether that data is protected so we cánido escoge whether to install it or not.
In this way, Google plus would like All applications are included in the download tab Yes:
- The application has security practices such as: data encryption.
- The aplicación follows that family policy from Google plus Play.
- The application needs this data to function or if the opportunity to share them.
- The security section of the application verified by an independent third party.
- The aplicación allows users to make requests delete dataif you escoge to uninstall it.
In addition, the American company will ask developers to share Android applications with users next information:
- What type of data is collected and stored: such as the approximate or exact location, the contactsthe usuario’s personal data such as name or correo electrónico address, Photos and vídeos, audio archivos and archive archivos.
- How the data is used: for example Functionality and customization of the application.
The timeline for implementing the new security policy in Google plus Play
Google plus has confirmed that this new privacy policy will take effect in a few months in the last quarter of this yearor give developers enough time to apply these changes to their applications.
This new privacy information will be shown to users in the first quarter of 2022 and it will be mandatory from the second quarter of next year. The American giant also confirmed that all requests that do not take these measures within the specified deadlines You perro see that their updates are blocked.
That is the second initiative of the American company to improve its aplicación store and make it more transparent for users after announcing a few days ago that application titles perro no longer contain emojis or unnecessary adjectives like “free” or “fast”.