TL; DR
- Google has detailed how the Play Store’s new security area demonstrates the privacy and security of the app.
- You will see a summary of how the app protects data, including encryption.
- Developers are required to provide this information from April 2022.
Google is taking some of the secrets out of the Play Store’s upcoming security section. The tech company has detailed how Android apps on Google Play must share their privacy and security policies, including tighter deadlines as to when these changes can (and must) take effect.
Visit the section on an app’s Google Play listing and see the privacy and security practices that apply to your data. You know whether an app encrypts data, what information the software collects and whether or not the security has been independently tested according to global standards. You can tap a summary for details, such as: B. on the recorded data types and their use. Google wants to give developers a chance to explain why they’re asking for your information.
Google added that Play Store developers can start releasing privacy and security information to the security area from October (previously it was a general window for the fourth quarter). You will see this section as promised in the first quarter of 2022. However, app manufacturers will not have much air to breathe afterwards. You must now release this information from April 2022, not until the second quarter of this year.
The goal remains the same. The security section of Google Play should help you make more informed decisions and stick with apps that respect your privacy and security concerns. You could also pressure Android developers who are lagging behind – it doesn’t look good if an app doesn’t encrypt your data or share it a little too freely. Like Google’s upcoming ad tracking restrictions, this could set a basic trustworthiness that hasn’t always been in place for Android apps.