The change will make it mandatory for both Google’s own apps and third-party applications to share details about the information they collect and provide a privacy policy for users. Like Apple, Google is planning to add a new safety section in Play Store that will show what data apps collect and store, and how they use it. The change will make it mandatory for both Google’s own apps and third-party applications to share details about the information they collect and provide a privacy policy for users. Apps that don’t become compliant will be subject to policy enforcement,” Google said in a statement. Google’s policy move comes just a month after Apple introduced its privacy labels feature for iPhone users.

Source: The Hindu May 11, 2021 08:00 UTC